Wildwood

Wildwood is the first book in the Wildwood Chronicles by Colin Meloy and Illustrated by Carson Ellis.

Plot Teaser
"Prue McKeel's life is ordinary. At least until her brother is abducted by a murder of crows and taken to the Impassable Wilderness, a dense, tangled forest on the edge of Portland. No one's ever gone in—or at least returned to tell of it.

So begins an adventure that will take Prue and her friend Curtis deep into the Impassable Wilderness. There they uncover a secret world in the midst of violent upheaval—a world full of warring creatures, peaceable mystics, and powerful figures with the darkest intentions. And what begins as a rescue mission becomes something much greater, as the two friends find themselves entwined in a struggle for the very freedom of this wilderness. A wilderness the locals call Wildwood."

-- From the Wildwood Chronicles Website

Characters

 * Prue McKeel
 * Curtis
 * Mac
 * The Dowager Governess (Alexandra)
 * Owl Rex
 * Brenden
 * The Elder Mystic (Iphegnia)


 * Mr. & Mrs. McKeel

Sequels
Wildwood is followed by the second book in the series, Under Wildwood. The third and final book is called Wildwood Rising.