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Flyaway

While her father is in the hospital, thirteen-year-old Isla befriends Harry, the first boy to understand her love of the outdoors, and as Harry's health fails, Isla tries to help both him and the lone swan they see, struggling to fly, on the lake outside Harry's window.

Main Author: Christopher, Lucy.
Format: Books Print Book
Language: English
Published: New York : Chicken House, 2011.
Edition: 1st American ed.
Subjects:
Sick > Juvenile fiction.
Swans > Juvenile fiction.
Wildlife rescue > Juvenile fiction.
Families > Juvenile fiction.
Fathers and daughters > Juvenile fiction.
Medical fiction > Juvenile.
Summary: While her father is in the hospital, thirteen-year-old Isla befriends Harry, the first boy to understand her love of the outdoors, and as Harry's health fails, Isla tries to help both him and the lone swan they see, struggling to fly, on the lake outside Harry's window.
Item Description: "First published in the United Kingdom in 2010 by Chicken House"--T.p. verso.
Physical Description: 328 p. ; 22 cm.
ISBN: 9780545317719 (hbk.)
0545317711 (hbk.)
Author Notes: Lucy Christopher's novel STOLEN was named a Printz Honor Book by the ALA and received England's Branford Boase award and Australia's Gold Inky for best debut. In a starred review, PUBLISHERS WEEKLY called it "an emotionally raw thriller...a haunting account of captivity and the power of relationships." She is also the author of FLYAWAY, a novel for younger readers, and THE KILLING WOODS, a novel for young adults. Lucy lives in Monmouth, Wales. Visit her at www.lucychristopher.com and follow her on Twitter @LucyCAuthor.

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