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aprilynne pike at the 2013 texas book festival . salt lake city , utah , united states stephenie laura ingalls wilder , christopher pike , v.c. andrews , meyer e.b. white and c.s. lewis . , lois lowry , beverly cleary , american young-adult fiction , fantasy fiction aprilynne pike 2013.jpg aprilynne pike
 aprilynne pike novelist
aprilynne pike

aprilynne pike is an internationally best-selling american author best known for her debut novel `` wings '' , which was released in english on may 5 , 2009 .
her first novel debuted as a `` new york times '' best-seller and reached the # 1 spot on the children 's best seller list , making pike the best-selling non-celebrity children 's author to debut in 2009 .
her second novel likewise debuted on the `` new york times '' best seller list .
when her debut series reached three books and was moved to the `` new york times '' best-selling children 's series list , it became a best-selling series .
`` illusions '' and `` destined '' also debuted on the usa today bestseller list , which combines books across all genres .
