The Wind Singer by William Nicholson is the first book in the trilogy. There are three main characters, twins named Kestrel and Bowman, and their friend, Mumpo who live a utopian society, or at least that is the idea. Everyone gets rankings, and can build up their status and wealth by succeeding in the tests taken every year. Obviously, there are leaders who have to work to keep this world working, so that there are no rebellions. Kestrel and Bowman’s family is one of the few who speak out against the community. One day, Kestrel angers the leaders, and has to hide, because she is wanted by the police figures. So Kestrel and Bowman, who are then followed by Mumpo have to flee the city and free everyone from the hold of the Morah, the evil force that causes unequality, hatred, injustice, and everything wrong about the world.
The first book may seem a bit childish but the later ones are much more complex, because the characters grow older physically and mentally as they undergo many challenges and hardships. I suppose I like it more than others because I read the first one when I was young, adn the later ones as I got older, so I kind of grew with the characters.
As a random comment about William Nicholson and his books, they are unusually difficult to find. The second one in the series is no longer being published, it is not sold in normal stores, and the other books/series he writes are also difficult to find, they are not in many stores, but I’m pretty sure that they are still in print.
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