THE SPRITE
SISTERS: THE BOY WITH HAWK-LIKE EYES (Vol 6)
Genre: Fantasy,
YA, Middle Grade
By Sheridan Winn
THE SPRITE SISTERS
FOUR SISTERS
FOUR ELEMENTS
FOUR POWERS
FIRE WATER EARTH AIR
The Boy With Hawk-like Eyes marks a transition in
the Sprite Sister series. The sixth title, it introduces Zak – a boy with dark
magic and a new pupil at Drysdale’s School – who brings an invasion of vile,
insect-like creatures to Sprite Towers.
‘Have you ever
thought about flying?’ said Zak.
Ariel blinked.
‘In an aeroplane?’
‘No. Lifting your
arms and soaring into the air.’
Ariel stared at
Zak. She could feel his eyes boring into her and the colour rising in her
cheeks. She had been flying over Sprite Towers last night!
What should she
say? ‘No,’ she said, with a shake of her head. ‘Why, have you?’
Zak grinned. ‘Yes
– flying is cool. You should try it.’
It is a year and a half since the Sprite Sisters
last used their magic powers. Amidst much bickering, Flame and Marina are busy
with their teenage social lives and even Ash seems to have forgotten about
magic.
As Ariel harnesses her power of Air to learn to
fly, a strange boy comes to Sprite Towers and the family is threatened by the
invasion of terrifying, insect-like creatures. With dark magic unleashed in the
old house and the air turning poisonous, the Sprite Sisters must quickly find a
way to remember their powers.
Author Bio
The idea for a series of books about four
sisters with magical powers aligned to the four elements popped out at 1.30am
on 22nd January 2007, as Sheridan was writing her diary. She noted down the
one-sentence idea, and when she woke next morning had the certain feeling that
this was the idea she had been waiting for.
She approached Piccadilly Press, which
commissioned the first Sprite Sister novel, The Circle of Power. She has since
published eight Sprite Sister titles, with another five to come (two main and
three prequel stories). In Germany, Fischer Verlag’s sales of Sprite titles
have surpassed 500,000.
Sheridan was born in Norfolk, England, and grew up in a big, rambling
house in the country that became the inspiration for Sprite Towers.
The eldest of four sisters, she drew on many childhood experiences as
inspiration for the stories.
After boarding school she gained a degree in graphic design, followed
by a postgraduate teaching certificate. For 25 years she worked with her
illustrator husband as his business and creative manager. Together they
produced a number of children’s picture books, along with the ‘Mad Gadget’
cartoon, which was the most popular strip in Daily Telegraph’s ‘Young
Telegraph’ newspaper for over seven years.
In 2001, Sheridan changed career and became a freelance journalist
specialising in lifestyle features and profiles of international business
leaders. Today she spends the greater part of her time writing fiction.
In 2014, Sheridan wrote Boudica’s Daughters, a YA novel about two
pairs of sisters living two thousand years apart. Essentially, a modern-day
tale about coming to terms with a terrible violation, the story of the
daughters of Queen Boudica of the Iceni tribe echoes that of today.
A lively and engaging speaker, Sheridan enjoys the chance to interact
with her readers and other writers. She lives in Norwich and has two grown-up
children and a granddaughter. She has a keen interest in the Arts and finds
walking a good way to think up ideas. She always carries a notebook.
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Thank you very much for the spotlight, Cindy! Much appreciated! Sheri
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