Tony DiTerlizzi Talks A Hero for WondLa on CNN

Posted on May 9, 2012

A Hero for WondLa is the second book in author Tony DiTerlizzi's Search for WondLa's trilogy. The series follows Eva Nine's adventures on the planet Orbona. Eva discovered she is not the only human in the world in the first book.

Eva was rescued by a boy named Hailey who led her to the colony of New Attica, where humans of different shapes and sizes appear to live in peace and harmony. In the new entry in the series, Eva discovers something sinister is going on in the idyllic colony. Both of the book in the series contain artwork that features Augmented Reality.

DiTerlizzi talked with CNN's Randi Kaye about the series and the latest book, which just arrived in bookstores. He says the series was inspired by Alice in Wonderland, Peter Pan and The Wizard of Oz. He says the world is actually Earth far in the future and not an alien planet. Ancient Greece and Rome served as his inspiration for New Attica. DiTerlizzi says his parents and teachers really encouraged his imagination, which enabled him to become "Kid's Book Guy." Take a look: