Sooooooooooo AWESOME!
The Girl Who Could Fly
By Victoria Forester
| Interest Level | Reading Level | Reading A-Z | ATOS | Word Count |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grades 4 - 8 | Grades 10 - 8 | V | 6 | 70576 |
You just can't keep a good girl down . . . unless you use the proper methods.
Piper McCloud can fly. Just like that. Easy as pie.
Sure, she hasn't mastered reverse propulsion and her turns are kind of sloppy, but she's real good at loop-the-loops.
Problem is, the good folk of Lowland County are afraid of Piper. And her ma's at her wit's end. So it seems only fitting that she leave her parents' farm to attend a top-secret, maximum-security school for kids with exceptional abilities.
School is great at first with a bunch of new friends whose skills range from super-strength to super-genius. (Plus all the homemade apple pie she can eat!) But Piper is special, even among the special. And there are consequences.
Consequences too dire to talk about. Too crazy to consider. And too dangerous to ignore.
At turns exhilarating and terrifying, Victoria Forester's debut novel has been praised by Stephenie Meyer, author of the Twilight saga, as "the oddest/sweetest mix of Little House on the Prairie and X-Men...Prepare to have your heart warmed." The Girl Who Could Fly is an unforgettable story of defiance and courage about an irrepressible heroine who can, who will, who must . . . fly.
This title has Common Core connections.
Praise for Victoria Forester and The Girl Who Could Fly:
"It's the oddest/sweetest mix of Little House on the Prairie and X-Men. I was smiling the whole time (except for the part where I cried). I gave it to my mom, and I'm reading it to my kids―it's absolutely multigenerational. Prepare to have your heart warmed." Stephenie Meyer, author of the Twilight saga
"In this terrific debut novel, readers meet Piper McCloud, the late-in-life daughter of farmers...The story soars, just like Piper, with enough loop-de-loops to keep kids uncertain about what will come next....Best of all are the book's strong, lightly wrapped messages about friendship and authenticity and the difference between doing well and doing good."--Booklist, Starred Review
"Forester's disparate settings (down-home farm and futuristic ice-bunker institute) are unified by the rock-solid point of view and unpretentious diction… any child who has felt different will take strength from Piper's fight to be herself against the tide of family, church, and society."--The Horn Book Review
The Girl Who Could Fly is a 2009 Bank Street - Best Children's Book of the Year.
Publisher: Square Fish
ISBN-13: 9781250072467
ISBN-10: 1250072468
Published on 10/27/2015
Binding: Paperback
Number of pages: 352
Book Reviews (150)
read this book this year and loved it. its full of twists and turns and the ending will definately surprise you. i recamend it to anyone who likes an adventure.
One of the best books EVER! if you haven't read this, read it! You will love it!!! Well, I did anyways... :)
omg this has to be the best book i have read in my entire life it was a long book though it is 328pgs it took me 3weeks to finsh while i was in 4grade
'I am part of the sky and I can fly." that is what Piper, an ordinary (or is she?) farm girl. But ever since she was little, she has been able to float. Then she is taken to INSANE, a secret facility in the artic. Will she escape?
This book is really good so far. I am reading this book because my class is doing a book project and i am so happy that i got this boo " The girl who could fly". I think that this book mite be the best book I am ever going to read. This book just makes you want to read more and more every day. There is not 1 bad part in this book that makes you want to put down this book. It's a really good book i definitely recommend this book for you!!!!.
I remember this book being a Sunshine State Book. It is sooooooo good! I recommend for those who like adventure books. This book just keeps you reading on and on and really hard to put down!
This book is the best because of all the twist and turns it has and th writer is a really good writer too.And it always keeps you keeps you thinking about what is gonig to happen next.
This is a GREAT book! It as a great story and is really suspenseful. I totally felt like I was in this book when I was reading it! I definitely recommend THE GIRL WHO COULD FLY.
The Girl who could Fly, is about a girl... that could fly. In this timeless adventure, traveling to a new place, who can Piper really trust.