Wings of Fire: The Dark Secret (The Graphic Novel)
by Tui T. Sutherland · Wings of Fire Graphic Novels
The bookworm dragon proves that brains beat brawn — but every hero pays a price.
Kid
77
/ 100
Parent
56
/ 100
Teacher
52
/ 100
Best fit: ages 8-11
Still works: ages 7-13
Our Take
Kids devour the dragon action and series-defining twists; parents appreciate the moral complexity but find the visual format limiting; teachers value the discussion fuel and reluctant-reader appeal but miss the prose craft.
✓ Perfect for
- • Readers who love epic fantasy with real moral stakes and characters who win through intelligence rather than fighting. Ideal for kids who see themselves in the anxious
- • bookish hero who'd rather read a scroll than throw a punch.
Book facts
- Format
- graphic novel
- ISBN
- 9780545349215
- Series
- Wings of Fire Graphic Novels
- Illustration
- fully_illustrated
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