Fly by Alison Hughes
A powerful novel in free verse about courage, connection and self-discovery. Felix Landon Yarrow, a fourteen-year-old with cerebral palsy, is captivated by the noble, chivalrous ideals of knighthood. So when he fears a school villain poses a danger to his lady love, finding a way to save her becomes his quest. In the elaborate plot he creates, Felix will triumphantly conquer his enemy and rescue his 'damsel in distress.' Alas, for this brave knight, as for most middle schoolers, plans often have a way of going awry.A moving story about a young boy grappling with an imperfect world and discovering others are, too.
Alison Hughes has published sixteen books for children, some of which have been translated into Dutch, Korean, Turkish and French. In the US, her books have been a Junior Library Guild selection, and listed as best books of the year with both the Bank Street College of Education and Resource Links. She has also had an Honorable Mention and a Young Adult Notable Book citation with the Sigurd F. Olson Nature Writing Award (SONWA).In Canada, she won the national Writers' Union Writing for Children Award and has been a finalist for Canada's Governor-General's Literary Awards, the Alberta Literary Awards, and nine times for provincial children's choice awards, including Ontario's Silver Birch. Her short fiction has been short- and long-listed for the Writers' Union Short Fiction Competition and the CBC Literary Awards. She currently works as a casual Writing Advisor/Editor for the University of Alberta's Academic Success Centre, gives workshops and presentations at schools, libraries, young author conferences and festivals across the country, and volunteers with child welfare and literacy organizations. She lives in Edmonton, Alberta.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781525305832 |
| ISBN 10 | 1525305832 |
| Titel | Fly |
| Autor | Alison Hughes |
| Buchzustand | Nicht verfügbar |
| Bindungsart | Hardback |
| Verlag | Kids Can Press |
| Erscheinungsjahr | 2022-10-20 |
| Seitenanzahl | 200 |
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