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It begins as a school trip to London. But with a sudden tidal surge and a dramatic thunderstorm that hurls rainwater down on the capital, it suddenly becomes something totally different: the site of a major disaster as the Thames Barrier is breached and London is flooded. With streets underwater, communications down, rats pouring up out of the sewers, and thousands of people in a state of panic, survival becomes a very key issue for Ben and his mates.

To see the kapros is to see death. At least, that's what Gran says. But Tam doesn't fear the gigantic wild boars that roam the forest floor. High in the treetop village of Aviary, Tam has one dream: to become a legendary Pathfinder and protect the village from the ravenous kapros. To become a Pathfinder, Tam must take a dangerous test that often ends in bloodshed. Forbidden from training with the others by her overprotective father, Tam must practice for the test behind his back.

Clever and pithy children's classics turned upside-down, WINK is a true delight. Evelyn Skye, New York Times bestselling author of Damsel. Fifteen young adult contemporary fantasy and science fiction tales that wink at classic works of children's literature.