Learning to Fly (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781551439532)

Jason is an outsider. A recent immigrant from China, he lives in a close-minded town with his mother and younger brother. Falling in with the wrong crowd, trying to fit in, Jason takes chances and ends up in trouble with the police. Holding on to his friendship with an Indigenous boy, also an outsider, Jason finds he needs to fight to belong and to find a new home.

Author: Paul Yee
ISBN-10: 1551439530
ISBN-13: 9781551439532
Publisher: Orca Book Publishers
Language: English
Published: 10/01/2008
Pages: 136
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.26lbs
Size: 6.99h x 4.27w x 0.36d

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 3.5
Point Value: 2
Interest Level: Upper Grade
Quiz #/Name: 126435 / Learning to Fly


Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Review - Children 09/15/2008 pg. 1021
Voice of Youth Advocates 10/01/2008 pg. 345 - Recommended - Readable
Booklist 10/01/2008 pg. 38
School Library Journal 03/01/2009 pg. 159
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2009 pg. 109 - Below Average, With Minor Flaw