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The Search for WondLa (1) Hardcover – June 13, 2023

by Tony DiTerlizzi (Author, Illustrator)
4.6 4.6 out of 5 stars 346 ratings
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Celebrate the 10th anniversary of Tony DiTerlizzi’s New York Times bestselling, richly illustrated The Search for Wondla series with this first installment of the modern classic space-age adventure featuring an all-new look.

When a marauder destroys the underground sanctuary that Eva Nine was raised in by the robot Muthr, the twelve-year-old girl is forced to flee aboveground. Eva Nine is searching for anyone else like her: She knows that other humans exist because of an item she treasures—a scrap of cardboard on which is depicted a young girl, an adult, and a robot, with the strange word, “WondLa.” Can she find where she belongs?
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  1. Reading age
    9 - 12 years, from customers
  2. Book 1 of 3
    WondLa series
  3. Print length
    496 pages
  4. Language
    English
  5. Grade level
    5 - 6
  6. Lexile measure
    760L
  7. Dimensions
    5.5 x 1.6 x 8.25 inches
  8. Publisher
    Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
  9. Publication date
    June 13, 2023
  10. ISBN-10
    1665928573
  11. ISBN-13
    978-1665928571
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* "The abundant illustrations, drawn in a flat, two-tone style, are lush and enhance readers' understanding of this unique universe...DiTerlizzi is pushing the envelope in his latest work, nearly creating a new format that combines a traditional novel with a graphic novel and with the interactivity of the computer. Yet, beneath this impressive package lies a theme readers will easily relate to: the need to belong, to connect, to figure out one's place in the world. The novel's ending is a stunning shocker that will leave kids frantically awaiting the next installment."--"School Library Journal", starred review

"I was knocked out by Tony DiTerlizzi's novel... everything is described so thoroughly and fully that I felt like I was there. I think Tony's extraordinary visual sense comes though here with words. Spiderwick was amazing; this goes so much further."-"- "Joan Kindig, Associate Professor at James Madison University

"Imaginative, accessible technologies combine with fanciful creatures to create perpetual wonder in this fast-moving narrative.""--BCCB"

"Reminiscent of Arthur C. Clarke."--"New York Times Book Review"

"There is...wonder aplenty in this tense, chase-filled journey to engage young readers, plus twists for adult fans of Twilight Zone-styled stories. The bond between Eva and her friends is well drawn, and Otto, happily, is more than just a human in alien form. DiTerlizzi's evocative, detailed pen illustrations, which have a retro Star Wars vibe, and interactive maps online, unlocked via Augmented Reality, contribute to a sense of adventure as Eva dives into the unknown."--"Publisher's Weekly"

About the Author

#1 New York Times bestselling author and illustrator Tony DiTerlizzi has been creating children’s books for over twenty years. From fanciful picture books like The Spider & the Fly to chapter book series like the Search for WondLa, DiTerlizzi imbues his stories with a rich imagination. With Holly Black, he created the middle grade series the Spiderwick Chronicles, which has sold 20 million copies, been adapted into a feature film, and been translated in over thirty countries. The Norman Rockwell Museum’s exhibition “Never Abandon Imagination” featured artwork from the beginning of DiTerlizzi’s career as a contributing artist for Dungeons & Dragons and broke attendance records. He has been featured in Time magazine and USA TODAY and on CNN, PBS, NPR, the BBC, and the Today show.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers; Reissue edition (June 13, 2023)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 496 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1665928573
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1665928571
  • Reading age ‏ : ‎ 9 - 12 years, from customers
  • Lexile measure ‏ : ‎ 760L
  • Grade level ‏ : ‎ 5 - 6
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.95 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.5 x 1.6 x 8.25 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.6 4.6 out of 5 stars 346 ratings

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#1 New York Times bestselling author and illustrator, Tony DiTerlizzi, has been creating children’s books for twenty years. From fanciful picture books like The Broken Ornament and The Spider & The Fly (a Caldecott Honor book), to chapter books like Kenny and The Dragon and The Search for WondLa, DiTerlizzi imbues his stories with rich imagination. With Holly Black, he created the middle-grade series, The Spiderwick Chronicles, which has sold over 20 million copies, been adapted into a feature film, and translated in over thirty countries. He teamed up with Lucasfilm to retell the original Star Wars trilogy as a picture book and his collaboration with celebrated author Mo Willems created the bestseller The Story of Diva & Flea. The Norman Rockwell museum’s retrospective, “Never Abandon Imagination”, featured artwork from the beginning of DiTerlizzi’s career as a contributing artist for Dungeons & Dragons and broke attendance records. He has been featured in Time magazine, USA Today, CNN, PBS, NPR the BBC and The Today Show.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Great book for kids of any age - bonus - it also packs a powerful lesson in an exciting read
Reviewed in the United States on September 9, 2012
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First book in the series:
It is great to find a book with a strong young female character as the centerpiece. Not a super-hero, just a young person that learns through her mistakes with reasoning and compassion. Yes it is set in a "futuristic" form of the planet earth, but what I found interesting after reading the first and now the second book in this series, is that I became comfortable with the characters and schematic of this new earth fairly early on. At first I thought that the speech and description of some of the characters were similar to the Jar Jar Binks character in star wars, but that view quickly changed. Every character serves a purpose in the story-line of this book and each one is well developed. This book has the excitement factor also for adults and kids to keep wanting to read on to find out where this leads Eva Nine and the choices she will make to get there. An exceptional book about survival, courage, acceptance, and yes, loss, but without the sap. At times you can really feel the underlying darkness in parts of this planet but you never get the feeling of true despair from the Eva Nine character. Instead you feel hope, steadfastness and moving forward. A true survival of spirit and mind. You witness her growth from naivety to understanding.
I am always looking for books for my grand daughters (this book is for my 8 year old) that will not only challenge their reading and vocabulary, but also their questioning mind. In the process I have found that I also love reading this genre! This opens up a whole new world for all of us because of the follow-up conversations. It's amazing how much my grand daughters love to talk about the books they read with someone that has also read it.
This has developed a love in my grand daughter for not only reading, but also for the actual book form to hold onto and read. This came through loud and clear after giving Percy Jackson and the Olympians a go on audible and my kindle. She absolutely states that she wants the actual books. With the Wondla series this is a big bonus because the illustrations are amazing.
A big thank you to the libraries out there for carrying a wide variety of children's books.
And a big thank you to this author and so many others out there for giving "kids of all ages" great material to read and looking forward to the third book in the series with anticipation.

If you like Wondla, here is a list of similar genre books read and thoroughly enjoyed by this grand mother and her 8 year old grand daughter:
We read the full series of the books listed below and they were all great!

Gregor and the Underland Chronicles series by Suzanne Collins (yes, the same author that wrote the Hunger Games -also a kids book- although a bit older)
Harry Potter Series by J K Rowling
Percy Jackson and the Olympian series by Rick Riordan
How to Train your Dragon series by Cressida Cowell (we both giggle at times through these, they do have more humor in them which is a bonus)
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5.0 out of 5 stars I'm Not The Target Age Group... I Found This Better Than Books That Are.
Reviewed in the United States on July 23, 2011
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I really like this book for the same reason that I like The Edge Chronicles Series ... the other worldly setting, the interesting plot, (and as juvenile as it sounds) the pictures.
I give authors credit when they take on the task of both writing a story, and illustrating it. They get double credit from me if they're good at both.

The illustrations are beautiful...and colored...not something you see a lot of outside of picture books that are 40 pages long, and read to very young children.

The writing isn't the most lyrical I've ever read, but Tony gets his point across. I like the way he takes time to describe the landscape around, simply because I love how original, and alien it all is. A hill isn't just a hill, it moves, a tree isn't just a tree, it eats birds.
Though for some who are more point driven, I guess the lengthy descriptions can seem a bit long-winded.

Eva Nine's character at times seems kind of.... bratty? Or maybe she's just stubborn and strong-willed? Either way, at a couple points I found myself a little tired of her, and wished that she'd just do what she was being told.

While I admit, I'm not the best person at judging character development, I think all the characters in the book were well defined, and they grew on me easily. There are obviously still things to learn about each of them, but Tony's got two more books in the trilogy to do that with. And I think that some of the beings that he's dismissed in the duration of the plot will make an appearance later on. (With the exception of a few, for reasons that become apparent after you read it.)

The Search for WondLa was an engaging read. It was colorful both in its pictures ^_^ and in originality. It had a twist or two to the main plot, some of them you could kind of see coming, and others not so much.

Though I have to say, I got more the impression of Alice in Wonderland... So when it was The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, it threw me a little. But I guess I can see it... the so called 'robot' was the Tin Man; I guess the 'human' was the scarecrow. But no Toto, or Lion? (Again, you have to read the book to understand.)

Anyway, I look foreward to the next books. I will definitely be adding this series to my personal bookshelf.
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Karla
5.0 out of 5 stars Great book for kids
Reviewed in Canada on January 23, 2021
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My daughter loves it
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5.0 out of 5 stars New worlds
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 9, 2015
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Since The Spiderwick Chronicles I've became a fan of the author and the illustrator. When the illustrator Shared this project with the world I was excited. The illustrations are awesome as expected. The story and characters are very exciting and creative. He worked hard to create a new universe to the detail.
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Theron Muller
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent read
Reviewed in Japan on January 5, 2014
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I loved this book and can't wait until my son is old enough to share the story with him.
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Kevino K K Kwan
5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful book. Great art work
Reviewed in Canada on April 4, 2016
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Wonderful book. Great art work, good story flow. But most importantly it has Studio Ghibli vibes to it all over. That's not to say this book copied Miyazaki's works, but rather it gives that same great feeling that you get after watching a Ghibli flick.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Teresa
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 22, 2012
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Waanted the paperback as well as the hardback edition. Beautifully illustrated book. Looking forward to reading it shortly. I saw my 10 year old neice reading it & felt I had to read it too
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