The Wind Singer
- 352
- Pages
- about 6 h
- Reading time
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Our view
“The Wind Singer” is a young-adult fantasy that wraps a satire of a grade-obsessed society in an adventure story. Kestrel Hath, her twin brother Bowman and their friend Mumpo set out to bring joy back to a harsh city ruled by examinations and rankings. Some readers are especially fond of the Hath family, who refuse to fit in. It opens William Nicholson’s “Wind on Fire” trilogy.
The view of the BookRank editors, written from readers’ ratings and comments. It does not affect the score or the book’s place in a ranking.
About the book
The Wind Singer is a young adult novel written by William Nicholson. It is the first book of the Wind on Fire trilogy. It follows the quest of twins Kestrel and Bowman Hath, and their acquaintance Mumpo to restore the "Voice of the Wind Singer" to their city and bring happiness to their cruel society. The Wind Singer won the 2000 Nestlé Smarties Book Prize and the Blue Peter Best Book Award for "The Book I Couldn't Put Down".
Reading order · Wind on Fire trilogy
Full order & progress →- The Wind SingerThis book
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Where the score comes from
The sources average 7.7 across 59 ratings — not yet many, so the reader vote carries 29% of the weight and the rest pulls toward the Young adult average of 7.8. That is how 7.8 comes out.
| Source | Average | Ratings | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open Library | 8.8 | 12 | 20% |
| Hardcover | 7.5 | 47 | 80% |
Frequently asked
What age is The Wind Singer for?
The Wind Singer sits on the Young adult shelf in the sources we use, which by convention means roughly ages 13 and up. This is a guide from the book’s category, not a publisher’s age rating. It has 352 pages — shorter than 76% of the ranked books in Young adult.
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Themes this book shares with others — each leads to the best books on it.
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