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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.

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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.
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From Flyaway I can see a lake, surrounded by trees. My eyes scan the surface of the water, searching... "Think there are any birds down there?" Harry says. I cringe, wait for the teasing. But Harry keeps quiet, genuinely interested. "Maybe," I say quietly. "It's a bit early for them yet." I turn back to study the lake, and I see something. Just one. I can't work out whether it's a whooper or a mute. Its feathers look grayish and young. My breath catches in my throat as I think about that lone gray whooper flying away from the power cables that day...all on her own. Maybe it's her. "What is it?" Harry asks. "Just a swan." Excerpted from Flyaway by Lucy Christopher All rights reserved by the original copyright owners. Excerpts are provided for display purposes only and may not be reproduced, reprinted or distributed without the written permission of the publisher.

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