Jill Sayre: On Wings of Stone and Light

Bird's is pleased to host local author, Jill Sayre, for a book signing of her YA novel, On Wings of Stone and Light.

Tickets include a copy of On Wings of Stone and Light. Free RSVPs are also encouraged.

About the Book

This Young Adult Fantasy novel, loosely based on Cyrano de Bergerac, takes place in the small town of Gascony, Pennsylvania, where a stone gargoyle, carved as part human, part dragon, and part condor, watches humans as they pass for over a decade. He can think and learn, communicating telepathically with the other gargoyles around him —but all he wants is to be one of "them"—those people who get to go to the movies, eat ice cream, and live a life of freedom. His desire to be living grows exponentially when Madeleine, a 16-year-old who talks to angels, moves to town. What he wouldn't give to just be able to speak to her...

Then one day, everything changes...​ Sometimes even crazy dreams come true!

About the Author

Jill K. Sayre is an award-winning author of Middle Grade, with a new Young Adult fantasy and a Women's Fiction novel released in October 2025.

With a passion for weaving the wonder of the unseen world into grounded, emotionally rich stories, she creates tales that inspire both curiosity and courage. Her debut MG novel, The Fairies of Turtle Creek, received the Reader’s Favorite Silver Medal for Children’s Fiction and explores the delicate balance between science and belief as a young girl navigates the absence of her brother during the Iraq War.

In addition to writing, Jill is a dedicated Pre-K, elementary, and middle school teacher, and visual artist. Whether in the classroom or on the page, she is passionate about nurturing imagination and resilience in people of all ages.

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