num_pages: 192
description: She leapt, a perfect arc, lithe muscles propelling her through the air, leaving what was human behind, clothes fallen to the ground. She was cat, claws unsheathed, teeth bared. Loving the hunt, the chase, the pounce and the strike, her teeth sinking into flesh, blood spurting in her mouth.Animal ruthless and swift. And totally satisfying.A provocative, richly layered, and utterly compelling novel that asks the what is truth, and what does it mean to be human?Niki and Emmet are siblings with a their ability to change from human to animal, and back-their ability to transform-she to a cat, he to a hawk. Their mother is clueless, but how much does the elusive writer Slanger know? Is their classmate Doug as superficial as he seems? Is the psychiatrist a caretaker or an enemy? And what did she have to do with their father's disappearance?Alternating 4 voices, paralleling the transformations of adolescence itself, this book is also about the transformative power of great literature, on the border between the darkest fantasy and our own reality.
language: English
title: A Fast and Brutal Wing
titlecomplete: A Fast and Brutal Wing
genres: Thriller, Contemporary, Teen, Young Adult, Animals, Fantasy
ratings_count: 90
publisher: Roaring Brook Press