num_pages: 144
description: When sixteen-year-old Brent Bishop inadvertently causes the death of a young woman, he is sent on an unusual journey of repentance, building wind toys across the land.In his most ambitious novel to date, Newbery winner Paul Fleischman traces Brent's healing pilgrimage from Washington State to California, Florida, and Maine, and describes the many lives set into new motion by the ingenious creations Brent leaves behind.Paul Fleischman is the master of multivoiced books for younger readers. In Whirligig he has created a novel about hidden connections that is itself a wonder of spinning hearts and grand surprises.
language: English
title: Whirligig
titlecomplete: Whirligig
genres: Fiction, Teen, Read For School, School, Young Adult, Death, Coming Of Age, Realistic Fiction, Contemporary, Middle Grade
ratings_count: 8329
awards: awardedAt: 946713600000
name: Vermont Golden Dome Book Award, awardedAt: 978336000000
name: California Young Readers Medal
category: Young Adult
publisher: Henry Holt and Co. (BYR)