Based on Disney and Pixar's Elemental, this charming middle grade novel retells and expands on the story of the film!Element City is a vibrant place full of Fire, Water, Earth, and Air Elements living and working together. Ember Lumen, a Fire Element, hopes to take over her family's shop one day. She is perfectly content to stay in her neighborhood of Firetown—everything she needs is right there. She has no need to venture into the chaotic city that is often challenging for Fire people like her. But one day, an accident at the shop brings Wade Ripple, a go-with-the-flow Water Element, into Ember's life. The two are literally and figuratively opposites in every way. As they get to know each other, though, Ember and Wade see a new world of possibilities, and they begin to wonder if they are so different after all. . . .Add to your collection with these best-selling fan favorites:
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Meredith Rusu lives in New Jersey with her husband and two young sons. She is the author of more than one hundred children's books, notably Sweet Dreams, Jack-Jack and also the DATA Set series, under the name Ada Hopper. When she isn't writing, Meredith enjoys singing karaoke, spending time with family, and going on the occasional adventure or two.
PIXAR'S NEWEST FILM: Directed by Peter Sohn (The Good Dinosaur, Partly Cloudy short) and produced by Denise Ream (The Good Dinosaur, Cars 2), Elemental takes place in a city where fire, water, land, and air reside together. A fiery young woman and a go-with-the-flow water guy are about to discover something elemental: how much they have in common. Disney and Pixar's Elemental releases in theaters June 16, 2023.
DISNEY'S 100TH ANNIVERSARY: With its release in 2023, Elemental will be positioned as the centerpiece moment of the Pixar celebration within the Disney 100 campaign.
PERFECTLY TIMED: This title is perfectly timed to the release of the film in June 2023.
BEST-SELLING FORMAT: The paper-over-board middle grade novel is consistently one of the top-performing formats for Feature Animation tie-in programs.