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Peter Brown.
The wooden people of Ashenpeake find a leader in determined young Snowbone, whose passionate crusade, first for vengeance, then to free her race from slavery, propels her across land, sky, and sea. The enthralling story rarely fumbles (perhaps losing steam at the ambiguous ending); the backbone of the episodic adventures is the warmly drawn, vivacious characters and their maturing relationships.