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    The Humming of Numbers: A Novel

    By Joni Sensel

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    Aidan is poised to take his monastic vows—until a girl enters the abbey, one who hums of the number eleven. Aidan has the ability to hear the humming of numbers, a buzzing energy given off by living things. He is captivated and tormented by the mysterious girl, Lana, who has some unusual abilities of her own. How can he become a monk when his mind is filled with impure thoughts?

    Before he can begin to sort his feelings out, the Vikings raid. Only Aidan and Lana can save the village from certain, violent death—and only if they learn to trust in their mysterious talents.

    Joni Sensel's richly imagined new novel is a compelling blend of fantasy and adventure.

    The Humming of Numbers is a 2009 Bank Street - Best Children's Book of the Year.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherMacmillan Publishers
    Release dateMay 27, 2008
    ISBN9781429940672
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    The Humming of Numbers: A Novel
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    Joni Sensel

    Joni Sensel is the author of more than a dozen nonfiction titles for adults and five novels for young readers, including a Junior Library Guild selection. She holds an MFA in writing from Vermont College of Fine Arts (2015) and has served in leadership roles for the Society of Children’s Books Writers & Illustrators (SCBWI). Over the past twenty years, Sensel has taught dozens of writing workshops and seminars in locations from Alaska to Amsterdam. A certified grief educator and trained First Aid Arts responder, she has recently focused her teaching on creativity and spirituality. Sensel’s adventures have taken her to the corners of fifteen countries, the heights of the Cascade Mountains, the length of an Irish marathon, and the depths of love. She lives at the knees of Mount Rainier in Washington State with a puppy who came into her life as a gift that reflected afterlife influence.

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    • 5/5
      Aidan is a 17 year-old novice training to be a monk in Viking era Ireland. He hears a humming that he associates with numbers for everything in existence, and one day he meets a girl who is an 11, the highest number he has ever heard for a human. Aidan and Lana are well developed, and since the story centers around them, it is alright that the other characters are not as well developed. The setting is not well described in terms of a specific place, but readers that are somewhat familiar with the time period will have no problem understanding the story. This books is a quick read that holds the readers interest since the entire story takes place in about 3 days. I enjoyed the book very much and had been looking for something from this time period for a while now and was pleased with this book.
    • 5/5
      This book involves a young monk in training who struggles with his thoughts on women. A bastard daughter of the local ruler comes to the monastary to be punished for selling wood to pilgrims, claiming they were from the holy crucifix. Norsemen attack the village, and the pair soon find themselves entangled in getting rid of these norsemen and then falling in love. It was really quite an interesting story with some supernatural elements to it. It was a quick and enjoyable read.