Growing Wings
core novel 2000 Growing Wings
Record
| First published | 2000 |
|---|---|
| Original language |  EN |
| Work type | novel |
| Canon status | core |
| Reader rating | 3.76 (806 ratings, collected 2026-11-01) |
| First-edition ISBN | 9780618074051 |
| Internal chronology | 1 |
Synopsis
Eleven-year-old Linnet discovers that she is growing feathered wings. For a while she can hide them under long hair and loose clothes. Her mother, Sarah, had her own wings cut off as a child, and although she will not do the same to Linnet, she does not know what to do instead. She suddenly leaves Linnet with Sarah's mother in Wyoming. There Linnet finds a hidden refuge for people with wings and meets Andy, a sharp-tongued winged teenager. Andy wants the world to accept people like them, while others in the community prefer to stay hidden. Linnet has to decide where she belongs and whether to stay out of sight, join a wider network of winged people, or go public.
Where it sits
- Universe: Growing Wings
- Series: Growing Wings core; position 1 of 1 in the series' recorded order
- Author: Laurel Winter
Awards (verified)
- Mythopoeic Award (Children's Literature), 2000: finalist
Notes
- From the series record (Growing Wings): A standalone novel about a girl who grows wings and finds a hidden community of winged people.
Sources
← Growing Wings dossier · All universes
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