The Wind Singer
1.Summary
A book written by William Nicholson is a novel for young adults that describes
the adventures of siblings Bowman and Kestrel Hath. Aramanth is a city of
"equal opportunities", where everyone has a chance. The chance to get from
the gray district to chestnut, from chestnut to orange, and then maybe even
purple. You just need to learn, pass exams, and above all, to function politely in
the system. And so from the age of two until the death. Each member of the
family works for joint scoring, and this decides whether you will be squeezed in
eight in one room, used the bathroom together with six others families, or you
will get a palace with your own pool. Scoring is life and life is challenges,
improvement and obedience. An efficient and oiled system in which everyone
can reach the top if they try. Competition above all, everyone wants to hit top
No one needs friendship, hobbies, interpersonal relations, family must climb
up and friends are not needed, they can even "disturb." Nobody asks
questions, and even if there are such rebellious individuals, they quickly get to
the right places. The twins Kestrel and Bowman live in this world. One day
everything is going wrong - their youngest sister does not pass her first exam,
their father does not cope with exams and because of that they are more and
more at risk of being moved to the inferior district, and in addition the twins
hate the scoring system and eternal grading. All this leads to a school outbreak
of Kestrel and entails a whole avalanche of aftermath. The twins along with
their friend Mumpo are escaping from the city through canals, and their family
is subject to multiple sanctions. The children decide to find the voice of "The
Wind Singer", a machine that will definitely free the souls of others and
destroy the system in which their city is functioning. However, to regain their
voice they must face Morah, an evil force that is the eternal enemy of the city,
and on the road to it repeatedly avoid death.
2.The first page
The long time ago, the Manth people lived in shelters that they had carried
with them. They settled around the salt mine which became the source of their
wealth. One day a band of travellers came and made camp nearby. They wore
their hair long and loose. They traded with the Manth people. Their presence
1.Summary
A book written by William Nicholson is a novel for young adults that describes
the adventures of siblings Bowman and Kestrel Hath. Aramanth is a city of
"equal opportunities", where everyone has a chance. The chance to get from
the gray district to chestnut, from chestnut to orange, and then maybe even
purple. You just need to learn, pass exams, and above all, to function politely in
the system. And so from the age of two until the death. Each member of the
family works for joint scoring, and this decides whether you will be squeezed in
eight in one room, used the bathroom together with six others families, or you
will get a palace with your own pool. Scoring is life and life is challenges,
improvement and obedience. An efficient and oiled system in which everyone
can reach the top if they try. Competition above all, everyone wants to hit top
No one needs friendship, hobbies, interpersonal relations, family must climb
up and friends are not needed, they can even "disturb." Nobody asks
questions, and even if there are such rebellious individuals, they quickly get to
the right places. The twins Kestrel and Bowman live in this world. One day
everything is going wrong - their youngest sister does not pass her first exam,
their father does not cope with exams and because of that they are more and
more at risk of being moved to the inferior district, and in addition the twins
hate the scoring system and eternal grading. All this leads to a school outbreak
of Kestrel and entails a whole avalanche of aftermath. The twins along with
their friend Mumpo are escaping from the city through canals, and their family
is subject to multiple sanctions. The children decide to find the voice of "The
Wind Singer", a machine that will definitely free the souls of others and
destroy the system in which their city is functioning. However, to regain their
voice they must face Morah, an evil force that is the eternal enemy of the city,
and on the road to it repeatedly avoid death.
2.The first page
The long time ago, the Manth people lived in shelters that they had carried
with them. They settled around the salt mine which became the source of their
wealth. One day a band of travellers came and made camp nearby. They wore
their hair long and loose. They traded with the Manth people. Their presence
