Aprilynne pike writes beautifully and her story is enchanting. Listen to free online radio interviews of bestselling fantasy and science fiction authors on the author hour. Miley cyrus to star in wings disney movie of aprilynne pike. No copywrite intended this is a fan made trailor for the movie of the book wings by aprilynne pike. This supernatural young adult novel is perfect for fans of kelley armstrong, alyson noel, richelle mead, and kimberly derting. Listen to unlimited audiobooks on the web, ipad, iphone and android. It is the first of four books about a fifteenyearold girl who discovers she is a faerie sent among humans to guard the gateway to avalon. Fantasy cast for the wings series by aprilynne pike. Disney has acquired the screen rights to aprilynne pikes bestselling young adult novel, wings, and miley is set to star she will play laurel, a 15yearold. Aprilynne pike has been spinning stories since she was a child with a hyperactive imagination. The authors actually do come from similar backgrounds.
Wings series by aprilynne pike published on december, 2015 december 19, 2015 by heart full of books these beautiful, glittery pink books have been on bees shelves for as long as i. I was struggling with how to rate it, though, as im somewhere between liked it and really liked it. Apr 11, 2010 on july 14, 2009, variety announced that the walt disney company had optioned the film rights to wings, with miley cyrus attached to star. Since wings is not a book about birds, insects, or airplanes, youd be guessing correctly if you thought the title refers to something supernatural seeing as people dont normally have wings. Its no surprise that disney, the place where dreams come true, is going to make it a feature film. 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. Home plano public library system i love books, good books, wings book. Wings by aprilynne pike is available at our tyf store, powered. On july 14, 2009, variety announced that the walt disney company had optioned the film rights to wings however later the project was put on. Kt tunstall suddenly i see i do not own any of the pictures or music. Come to think of it, were not even sure if supernatural is the right term for the faeries and trolls that populate the book, since theyre for sure a part of nature, just a part that we humans dont. Wings terry pratchett novel, a novel in the nome trilogy. Aprilynne pike is an internationally bestselling american author best known for her debut novel wings, which was released in english on may 5, 2009.
This is a debut novel by aprilynne pike and has an endorsement by stephenie meyer as a remarkable debut. Written by aprilynne pike, narrated by mandy siegfried. To make matters worse, shes different from everyone around her. This reinterpretation of the faerie story is one that will captivate readers with. Listen to wings by aprilynne pike,mandy siegfried for free with a 30 day free trial. In spells, the comparison becomes complete, as laurel heads to school to learn the tricks of the faerie trade laurels first journey to the faerie realm of avalon is intended to. Instead of vampires and werewolves we get fairies and trolls, and the heroine this time is one of the supernatural creatures and one of the two boys she likes is human. I heard this book really, really stinks laurel immediately goes to david for help because thats what you do, go to the guy you know for a total of two weeks and after a lot of experimentation it turns out elfenkusw laurel is actually a plant. Disney has acquired screen rights to the young adult novel wings and will develop the bestselling aprilynne pike title as a star vehicle for miley cyrus. Will wings by aprilynne pike become a movie answers. Miley cyrus to star in wings disney movie of aprilynne pikes wings. Fantasy cast for the wings series by aprilynne pike imdb. At the age of twenty she received her ba in creative writing from lewisclark state college in lewiston, idaho. Aprilynne pike cleverly uses science and nature to reinforce the plot as well as weaving mythology and shakespeares plays into the story.
They were terrifyingly beautifultoo beautiful for words. Wings is the debut, youngadult faerie novel by author aprilynne pike. This is my dream cast of the characters in the book wings by aprilynne pike. Wings has been compared to the twilight saga by stephenie meyer. My picks for cast of wings a novel by aprilynne pike to be made into future films. In last years wings, salt lake city native aprilynne pike introduced us to laurel, a 15yearold girl whose discovery of her mysterious, magical historyshes actually a faeriehad a whiff of harry potter. Yes, aprillynne pikes latest novel features the sort of technological wizardry and extremely talented robots that are. Jul 15, 2009 disney has acquired film rights to the young adult novel wings and will develop the bestselling aprilynne pike title as a star vehicle for miley cyrus, reports variety cyrus would play a. Many wings experts set out for a quiz to test their knowlege but only very few find one. Aprilynne pike primary author only author division.
Wings, a 1927 film about world war i fighter pilots. She has always been home schooled and this is a new adventure for her. Wings, a 2009 youngadult faerie novel by aprilynne pike. Yes, aprillynne pikes latest novel features the sort of. The ward by jordana frankel, life after theft by aprilynne pike, the boyfriend app by katie sise, the program by suzanne young, the loop by shandy lawson, sketchy bea catcher. Although i cant say im pleased with the rumored miley cyrus as laurel though incredibly popular, miley is a bit tooabrasive for my impression of the willowy yet strong laurel, it is pretty exciting news. Everyday low prices on a huge range of new releases and classic fiction. If anyone knows anything about this, it would be really helpful.
Jun 09, 2012 yet, wings was enjoyable and had many unique aspects that ill likely find myself curious about in the future. Download and keep this book for free with a 30 day trial. Stephenie meyer author of twilight noted that aprilynne pikes wings is a remarkable debut. Cyrus would play a seemingly ordinary girl named laurel who discovers she is a faerie sent among humans to guard the gateway to. Aprilynne currently lives with her husband and children in arizona. Disney has acquired the screen rights to aprilynne pikes bestselling young adult novel, wings, and miley.
Aprilynne pike online radio interview with the author. Jun 15, 2014 my picks for cast of wings a novel by aprilynne pike to be made into future films. Tamani love interest number two grew on me throughout, but i still find it annoying how one guy is a sensible maybe boring. She has been spinning stories since she was a child with a hyperactive. She has been spinning stories since she was a child with a hyperactive imagination. Volume 5 wings by pike, aprilynne from amazons fiction books store. Disney has acquired the screen rights to aprilynne pike s bestselling young adult novel, wings, and miley is set to star she will play laurel, a 15yearold. She completed her ba in creative writing at the age of twenty at lewisclark state college in lewiston, idaho. Aprilynne pike was born in salt lake city, utah, and grew up in phoenix, arizona. Both are mormons, and both were firsttime novelists at the time their books were written.
Your guide to fantastic fiction with matthew peterson. Jan 21, 2010 lets hope that pike can keep this love triangle fresh, because there are four books to this series, which is exciting news for mrs. Listen to wings audiobook by aprilynne pike and mandy. If one or more works are by a distinct, homonymous authors, go ahead and split the author. Miley cyrus to star in wings disney movie of aprilynne. Wings laurel was mesmerized, staring at the pale things. You can have fun while putting your knowlege to the test. Im sure that aprilynne pike and her husband will be grateful for the publicity. Recently, aprilynne pike announced that the rights to wings have been sold to disney for a feature film.
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