The Windeby Puzzle, Lois Lowry
The Windeby Puzzle, Lois Lowry
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The Windeby Puzzle
History and Story

Author: Lois Lowry

Narrator: Lois Lowry, Lauren Ezzo, Andrew Gibson

Unabridged: 3 hr 20 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Clarion Books

Published: 02/14/2023

Includes: Bonus Material Bonus Material Included

Synopsis

Newbery Medalist and New York Times bestselling author Lois Lowry transports readers to an Iron Age world through the suspenseful dual narrative of a boy and girl both battling to survive. In an utterly one-of-a-kind blend of fiction and history, a master storyteller explores the mystery and life of the 2,000-year-old Windeby bog body.Estrild is not like the other girls in her village; she wants to be a warrior. Varick, the orphan boy who helps her train in spite of his twisted back, also stands apart. In a world where differences are poorly tolerated, just how much danger are they in?Inspired by the true discovery of the 2,000-year-old Windeby bog body in Northern Germany, Newbery Medalist and master storyteller Lois Lowry transports readers to an Iron age world as she breathes life back into the Windeby child, left in the bog to drown with a woolen blindfold over its eyes.This suspenseful exploration of lives that might have been by a gifted, intellectually curious author is utterly one of a kind. Includes several arresting photos of archeological finds, including of the Windeby child.Supplemental enhancement PDF accompanies the audiobook.

About Lois Lowry

Lois Lowry is the author of more than fifty books for children and young adults, including the New York Times bestselling Giver Quartet and the popular Anastasia Krupnik series. She has received countless honors, among them the Boston Globe–Horn Book Award, the Dorothy Canfield Fisher Award, the California Young Reader Medal, and the Mark Twain Award. She received Newbery Medals for two of her novels, Number the Stars and The Giver.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Jessica on January 08, 2024

Only somebody with the clout of Lois Lowry could pull this off, and only someone with the mad skillz of Lois Lowry could do it. This is part archaeology and part historical fiction, with commentary by the author, about the Windeby Child, a 2,000 year old "bog body" that was initially thought to be a......more

Goodreads review by Erin on September 19, 2022

Normally, I love Lois Lowry's work, ever since I read the Giver as a child. I was really excited to be approved for the e-ARC and began reading as soon as I could. While I enjoyed the book, I was left a little disappointed and confused. Instead of telling Estrild (or Varick's story), she told differe......more

Goodreads review by Bookishrealm on July 30, 2024

Lois now you know this wasn't it. I'm so confused on what I just read and what was the purpose. I haven't disliked a middle grade book this much in a long time. CW: misogyny, death of children, ableism The Windeby Puzzle is a mix of historical fiction and non-fiction inspired by the true discovery of......more

Goodreads review by Infosifter on June 22, 2023

Lois Lowry is the author of some of my favorite children's books of the type that adult readers can still appreciate, so I was thrilled to see this new offering. This isn't a straight work of fiction, but rather an interesting mini-treatise on the writing process, and a good explanation of how to fi......more

Goodreads review by Allison on August 11, 2023

Lois Lowry has always been willing to grapple with the big topics. She often invites controversy with her willingness to tackle the tough subjects. In The Windeby Puzzle she digs deep into history to solve a 2000 year old question — what is the story behind the discovery of a skeleton found in a Ger......more

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