The Search for WondLa: Volume 1

Tony DiTerlizzi

Sep 2010 · Simon and Schuster

About this ebook

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?

Ratings and reviews

My seven year old daughter has really enjoyed our nightly readings of WondLa. I have to admit, so have I. Nothing ground breaking here just a solid story. 'Modern fairytale' is a fair description. One or two passages are a little too descriptive and possibly disturbing for a child as young as my little one, but ad lib'ing never hurts anyone. The illustrations are fantastic and the daughter looks forward to each one.

A lot of suspense, near the end you truly feel the characters. I hope I love the second book just as much, this was recommended to me, and it was AMAZING!!!!!

Amazing book...cnt wait to re-read the first one...and continue the journey😊

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.