In a city where Fire, Water, Earth and Air Elements live together despite their vast differences, Ember, a hot-headed young Fire woman, and Wade, a go-with-the-flow Water guy, have to learn to work together. They soon discover how much they have in common, prompting the question: can Ember and Wade become friends? Or can water and fire never mix?
As an American Girl author and editor, Erin Falligant has developed books across a number of series, including Angelina Ballerina, Hopscotch Hill School, and American Girls Short Stories. While writing Braving the Lake, a story with more than 20 endings, she had great fun imagining the many paths the story could take. She views the Innerstar University™ books as “wonderfully challenging to write and a great teaching tool for readers, who can read the stories again and again to find out how the decisions they make lead to different outcomes.” Ms. Falligant has a master's degree in child clinical psychology and coaches Girls on the Run, where she helps girls build self-confidence and create paths of their own near her home just outside of Madison, Wisconsin.