The Wind Singer is the 1st book in the Wind on Fire Series written by William Nicholson. It was awarded the Smarties Book Prize - Gold Award in 2000, and the Blue Peter Book Award.

Main Characters: The Hath Family - Hanno Hath, Ira Hath, Bowman Hath, Kestrel Hath, Pinto Hath. The Inch Family - Mumpo Inch and Malso Inch (Chief Examiner). Emperor - Creoth the Sixth.

"I hate school! I hate ratings! I won't reach higher! I won't strive harder! I won't make tomorrow better than today!" In the walled city of Aramanth, exams are everything -- not only for children, but for whole families. When Kestrel Hath dares to rebel, the Chief Examiner humiliates her father and sentences the family to the harshest punishment. Desperate to save them, Kestrel discovers that life in Aramanth was once different -- and if she can find the secret of the Wind Singer, maybe life can change for the better once more. So she and her twin brother, Bowman, set out on a terrifying journey -- to the true source of the evil that grips Aramanth... First volume of The Wind on Fire trilogy

Smarties Gold Award 2000, Blue Peter Book of the Year 2001

The Wind Singer Cover

Released Year 2000