Wings Themes

One of the big twists in Wings is that Laurel turns out to be a faerie, and since faeries are plants (instead of animals), we know we're in for a lot of nature talk. As Laurel learns more about her...

The whole point of Laurel's life, she finds out, is to become part of a human family so that she can inherit the land that will guarantee a peaceful existence for all faeries. She's always known th...

Since Wings is not a book about birds, insects, or airplanes, you'd be guessing correctly if you thought the title refers to something supernatural (seeing as people don't normally have wings). Com...

What you think you know about faeries is drastically different than what faeries in Wings are actually like. Laurel has a lot to learn when it comes to her heritage, and we get to learn it along wi...

Would you ever agree to have your memories erased? In Wings, Laurel apparently did, when she decided to give up her faerie life and live as a human. She did this in order to ensure that the land co...

Laurel may not be human, but she's still a teenager, and that comes with all the baggage of getting hassled about your appearance, wondering if you look normal or weird, and trying to fit in while...

As a teenager, Laurel is in the process of figuring out who she is and what she wants out of life. This gets complicated, of course, when she learns that she isn't human, she isn't the age she thou...

Forget whatever mental images you have of being a carefree teenager and doing your own thing whenever you feel like it. In Wings, Laurel's life is constrained by her responsibilities to school and...