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Loading... The Fledglingby Jane Langton
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will love Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. One of my favorite children's books. As a kid I, too, had dreams of flying. I still do. (  )SirRoger | Aug 5, 2008 |   I feel as though I should describe this book in a hush, it is that beautiful. I was particularly moved by the characterization of the protagonist, a young girl who believes she can fly, who lives in the midst of a practical and busy world. Its weakness is primarily an ending that falls a little flat, but it is an excellent choice for a nature/ animal lover, as well as a child with a fanciful personality who can handle a little suspension of disbelief. mebrock | Jul 13, 2008 | Brandon 4/9 Brandon 4/16 fameame | Apr 9, 2008 |  Lexile: 800 Reading Recovery: 26 DRA: 44 Fountas Pinnel Guided Reading: T mr.crunkleton | Aug 27, 2007 | gwyneira | Sep 10, 2006 | 0.119 seconds to build listing
Amazon.com Product Description (ISBN 0590434519, Paperback)If there's one thing Georgie Hall has always been, it's determined.So when her stepcousins Eleanor and Eddy tell her that she can't fly, Georgie doesn't get discouraged -- she just tries harder She feels a peculiar lightness when she leaps from the top of the staircase, and is even more certain of her seemingly impossible ability when she jumps from the porch and soars to the rooftop before landing safely on the ground. And now that a mysterious Canada goose is visiting Georgie's window on a nightly basis, the Hall family begins to wonder just what Georgie is capable of.... (retrieved from Amazon Fri, 24 Apr 2009 07:58:25 -0400) The first test round has been closed. Visit the Open Shelves Classification group for details. |
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