The New York Times bestselling Wings of Fire Graphix series is more collectible than ever in this four-book paperback boxed set! The bestselling Wings of Fire series soars to new heights in these graphic novel adaptations, now in a gift-ready boxed The Dragonet Prophecy , The Lost Heir , The Hidden Kingdom , and The Dark Secret
Okay, I know what you’re thinking. Tui? What kind of name is that? Is it short for something?
Nope. Among the many great things to come out of New Zealand (the Lord of the Rings movies, cats that paint, my mom) is a bird called the tui—not as well known as the kiwi, but a heck of a lot noisier!
I was born July 31 (same birthday as Harry Potter!) in Caracas, Venezuela, and lived in Asuncion, Paraguay; Miami, Florida; and Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, before moving to New Jersey in high school, where I started doing theatre—mostly backstage work, because (a) it was fun, and (b) you got to hang out in the dark with cute boys. (Er, I mean . . . because it was artistically fulfilling, yes.)
I graduated from Williams College in ’98 and I currently live in Boston with my husband, my perfect new baby, and my adorable yoodle Sunshine (what’s a yoodle? A puppy that’s three-quarters poodle and one-quarter Yorkshire terrier, of course!).
Much to my parents’ relief, I abandoned my theatrical aspirations after college for the far more stable and lucrative career of fiction writing.
My first two official books were beginning readers, part of Grosset & Dunlap’s “First Friends” series for kids learning to read. MEET MO AND ELLA is tough to find now, but FUN WITH MO AND ELLA should still be out there somewhere.
My first novel for teenagers was THIS MUST BE LOVE, which retells Shakespeare’s play A Midsummer Night’s Dream in a modern-day high school, from the POV of the two heroines, Hermia and Helena.
And now I'm writing in a new project called SEEKERS! It's a children's book series that I'm writing with Erin Hunter. Check out my blog to find out more!
I liked the opportunity to see the characters and the dragon world in picture form (I'm very visual), and the four books was a quick read (five-six hours in total) so it was a good way to read most of this series really quickly and remember what happens in this story.
However, I did not really like the art style or the font type (although I did like how the font sizes and bubbles varied to show 'icy' talk or shouting and whispering).
It is also weird that only the first four books of this series were published in a graphic novel box set, instead of all five being together.
My kid discovered these books in his school library but they only found book 4 in the graphic novels. So, being a book girl, I of course decided he needed the whole graphic novel series to binge like I do.
The kid is 10 and prefers graphic novels over chapter books (sigh). But, it's still reading, so I'll take it! He devoured all the books on his own once they arrived, but he also asked me to read them as his bedtime stories. I truly enjoyed this dragon fantasy world the author built for kids. The books are filled with adventure, friendship, heartache, joy, laughter, found family and lots of lessons to take away. There is also a lot of violence (cuz dragons) and being a graphic novel, there are violent images and blood, so be sure to use your own parental discretion before picking these up for your kiddos. I believe there are 15 chapter books, but only 6 graphic novels right now. We have pre-ordered the next novel.