THE WINDEBY PUZZLE
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.
Edad recomendada: A partir de 11 años.
LOWRY LOIS
Lois Ann Lowry nació el 20 de marzo de 1937 en Honolulu, Hawái, y es autora estadounidense de literatura infantil y juvenil. Ha escrito cerca de cincuenta libros desde la década de 1970, entre ellos Number the Stars y la serie The Giver Quartet. Estudió en la Universidad Brown y posteriormente en la Universidad del Sur de Maine, donde obtuvo su licenciatura en inglés en 1972. Sus obras abordan temas complejos como la memoria, la identidad y las sociedades distópicas. Ha recibido dos medallas Newbery, en 1990 por Number the Stars y en 1994 por The Giver. Actualmente reside en Massachusetts.
