The Boy Who Could Fly
by Robert Newman
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Joey has always been a special kid, but his brother, Mark, is worried that the people in their new town won't understand his odd behavior Mark has always known that his brother, Joey, was special. The problem is, Joey has always been a little too special for most people to understand. When the brothers move to rural upstate New York to live with their aunt and uncle, Mark is worried that Joey will have a hard time fitting into their new town-especially since Joey has a habit of speaking his show more thoughts inside people's minds instead of out loud. Mark believes that Joey can do anything he sets his mind to-if he wanted to, he could probably even fly. But when a local politician dares Joey to prove his talents, Mark worries that by accepting the challenge, Joey is keeping himself from ever being able to live a regular life again. And in a town like Westfield, not being normal can be dangerous. show lessTags
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Mark grows concerned for his younger brother Joey in their new school, as he fears people will discover Joey is no ordinary genius but has acute powers of extrasensory perception and even the ability to fly if he so desires.
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Robert Newman has taught at the City University of New York & the University of Colorado. A long time practitioner of Buddhist meditation techniques, he is currently president of the world Health Foundation, which has researched & developed programs for the medical uses of meditation now offered in various hospitals & medical centers. Segments of show more the present work was featured in LOKA, a journal from the Naropa Institute , (Anchor Press/Doubleday) 1975. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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- The Boy Who Could Fly
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- The Boy Who Could Fly (1986 | IMDb)
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