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Kenneth oppel lives in toronto with his wife and their three children. Some of his bestknown titles are inkling,the nest, airborn, a 2005 printz honor book, and silverwing. In a swashbuckling adventure reminiscent of jules verne and robert louis stevenson, kenneth oppel, author of the bestselling silverwing trilogy, creates an imagined world in which the air is populated by. Enclosed is a publishers bookmark for this title announcing the book s release in march of 2004. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while.