Wings (Aprilynne Pike)
U.S. cover of Wings
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| Author | Aprily |
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| Original title | Autumn Wings |
| Cover artist | Ray Shappell |
| Country | United States |
| Language | Enindian |
| Series | wings |
| Genre | Young adult, Fantasy, Romance |
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HarperTeen (US) HarperCollins (UK) |
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Publication date
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May 5, 2009 |
| Media type | Print (hardcover, paperback) e-Book Audiobook |
| Pages | 290 (US hardcover) 320 (US paperback) 356 (UK paperback) |
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| Followed by | 'Spells Illusions Destined |
Wings is the debut, young-adult faerie novel by author Aprilynne Pike. It is the first of four books about a fifteen-year-old girl who discovers she is a faerie sent among humans to guard the gateway to Avalon.
Wings was released in the US, UK, and Canada on May 5, 2009, and became a New York Times best seller in its first week of sales, reaching #1 on the Children's Chapter Books list in its second week. It was also a Publishers Weekly Bestseller and made Pike the best-selling non-celebrity children's author to debut in 2009.Wings went on to become an international bestseller in 2010.
The sequel to Wings, Spells, was released on May 4, 2010. The third book in the series, Illusions, was released May 3, 2011. The series concludes with Destined, which was released on May 1, 2012.
Fifteen-year-old Laurel has lived her whole life on her family's land near Orick, California, and the Redwood National and State Parks, where she was homeschooled by her hippie parents, Sarah and Mark. So when she moves to Crescent City, California, to attend public school at Del Norte High School, Laurel has some adjustments to make. The reason for the move is that her father is buying a bookstore, which was always a dream for the both of her parents. While she misses being outdoors all the time, she's getting along pretty well at her new school and soon befriends David, a handsome and sweet boy who understands Laurel and her strict vegan diet. Things are looking up until a bump between Laurel's shoulders sprouts into a small bud on her back.
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