Wing & Claw #2: Cavern of Secrets

In the second installment of the spellbinding Wing & Claw series, Newbery Medal-winning author Linda Sue Park takes a young apothecary hero to new heights of danger, exciting adventure, and intriguing botanical magic.

Raffa Santana has spent all winter hiding in the harsh wilderness of the Sudden Mountains, and now it’s time to return home. Home, where his parents will help him fight back against the vile Chancellor who has captured and altered the wild creatures of the Forest of Wonders. Home, where Raffa’s beloved companion, Echo the bat, will recover from his mysterious sickness.

To get there, Raffa must make a treacherous journey across Obsidia. Along the way, he will discover a luminous plant that might be the key to saving the creatures stuck in the Chancellor’s grasp… if only Raffa can unlock the plant’s secrets and deliver the cure to the captive animals.

Cavern of Secrets masterfully explores one boy’s responsibility to his friends, family, and the wider world.

Can one boy with a talent for botanical magic stand against a powerful Chancellor and save the creatures he loves?

• Boy and His Animal Companion: Raffa will do anything to save his best friend, Echo the bat, from a mysterious illness, even if it means a dangerous journey home.
• Exciting Adventure: A treacherous quest across the wilderness of Obsidia, where danger lurks behind every rock and tree.
• Botanical Magic: Raffa must unlock the secrets of a mysterious luminous plant to create a cure for the forest’s captive creatures.
• Protecting Animals: Stand with Raffa as he fights back against a vile Chancellor who twists wild animals into monstrous weapons.

Raffa Santana has spent all winter hiding in the cold wilderness of the Sudden Mountains, and now it’s time to return home. Home, where his parents will help him fight back against the vile Chancellor, who has captured the wild creatures of the Forest of Wonders. Home, where Raffa’s beloved companion, Echo the bat, will recover from his mysterious sickness.

To get there, Raffa and his friends must journey across Obsidia, traverse treacherous terrain, and evade the Chancellor’s guards. Along the way, Raffa will discover a luminous plant unlike anything he’s seen before. His powerful intuition as an apothecary tells him that the strange botanical might be the key to saving the creatures stuck in the Chancellor’s grasp . . . if only Raffa can unlock the plant’s secrets and deliver the cure to the captive animals.

The second installment in Linda Sue Park’s spellbinding Wing & Claw trilogy masterfully explores one boy’s responsibility to his friends, family, and the wider world.

With its engaging hero, talking animals, arcane magic, moral issues, and unresolved plot, this first of a proposed trilogy promises more exciting forest wonders. - Kirkus Reviews (starred review) for Forest of Wonders

As in life, the choices are never black and white as Park’s realistically flawed characters struggle between looking out for the greater good or for themselves. - Publishers Weekly for Forest of Wonders

The nail-biting adventure, relevant moral dilemmas, and complex characters will leave readers eager for the final installment. - Kirkus Reviews