In Portland, Oregon, seventh-grader Prue McKeel is living a normal life. That is, until one day, her baby brother Mac is stolen from the park by a murder of crows and flown into the depths of the mysterious Impassable Wilderness — where no one ever dares to go. Accompanied by her classmate Curtis, Prue must journey into the Impassable Wilderness to get her brother back. 

There, they uncover a secret world in the midst of violent upheaval — a world full of warring creatures, peaceable mystics, and powerful figures with the darkest intentions. And what begins as a rescue mission, becomes something much greater as the two friends find themselves entwined in a struggle for the very freedom of this wilderness. A wilderness the locals call Wildwood.

Perfect for fans of the Chronicles of Narnia, Wildwood is the first book in the Wildwood Chronicles, a New York Times bestselling trilogy written by Colin Meloy, lead singer of the Decemberists, and Carson Ellis, acclaimed illustrator of The Mysterious Benedict Society.