Symbolism, Imagery, Allegory
Setting
Wings takes place in the here-and-now, assuming here is northern California and now is this year, last year, next year, or sometime in the recent past or future. And also assuming that our present-...
What's Up With the Title?
Clocking in at just one word, the title of Wings sure knows how to keep it simple. But even with just one word, the title conveys a lot. For one thing, Laurel's back sprouting a blossom is one of t...
What's Up With the Ending?
At the very end of the book, after Laurel has used the faerie elixir to save her dad's life and delivered the diamond to her mom so they don't have to sell the land, she visits the land in Orick. T...
Tough-o-Meter
Laurel acts like an average fifteen-year-old: She hates biology, plays tunes on her mother's guitar, and goes through cans of Sprite like nobody's business. True, she also turns out to be a faerie,...