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How to Fly with Broken Wings


School year: Lower 6th, Year 10, Year 11, Year 8, Year 9

No. of pages 272

Published: 2015

Great for age 9-17 years

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'If Finn Maison shouts jump you jump or you are dead.'Twelve-year-old Willem has two main aims in life: to fly and to make at least two friends of his own age. But all the other boys from the Beckham Estate do is make him jump off things. First his desk - and now the wall. As his toes teeter on the edge, Sasha Bradley gives him a tiny little wink. Might she become his friend?Bullied by Finn and his gang the Beckham Estate Boyz, Willem has no choice but to jump. As he flies through the air he flaps his arms, wishing he could fly and escape into the clouds. Instead he comes crashing down and breaks his ankle.Sasha, angry with herself for not stopping Finn and his Boyz, is determined to put things right. And soon, while the gangs riot on their estate, Willem and Sasha form an unlikely friendship. Because they share a secret. Sasha longs to fly too.And when Magic Man Archie arrives with stories of war-flying spitfires, he will change the lives of the kids on the Beckham Estate for ever. And perhaps find a way for Willem and Sasha to fly ...Touching on themes such as friendship and bullying, this is a charming tale about overcoming obstacles and finding friendship in unlikely places.'heart-rending, heartbreaking and heartening' The Best New Children's Books Guardian Supplement

 

 

This book is the winner of numerous awards

This book has been graded for interest at 9-12 years.

There are 272 pages in this book. This book was published in 2015 by Hachette Children's Group .

 

This book has been nominated for the following awards:

Hillingdon Book Award - Secondary
This book was recognised in the Secondary category by the Hillingdon Book Award.

Shrewsbury Children's Book Award
This book was recognised by the Shrewsbury Children's Book Award.

Calderdale Award - Book Of the Year
This book was recognised in the Book of the Year category by the Calderdale Award.

Peters Book of the Year
This book was recognised by the Peters Book of the Year.

Lambeth Pheonix Book Award
This book was recognised by the Lambeth Pheonix Book Award.

Jane Elson's second book doesn't disappoint and raises the profile [of] Asperger's in this heart felt tale of friendship, fear and flying ...Touching on themes such as friendship and bullying, this is a lovely tale about overcoming obstacles and finding friendship in unlikely places * The Codpast *

 

Heart-rending, heartbreaking and heartening * The Best New Children's Books 2015 *

 

Nuanced and serious * The Observer *

 

...wonderful, eminently readable -- Lindy Springett * Dyslexia Association of Bexley, Bromley, Greenwich & Lewisham *

 

A nuanced and serious story...Author Jane Elson won much applause for her debut, A Room Full of Chocolate, and you can see why * The Observer *

 

There is courage, friendship of various kinds, learning how to understand people and how to handle life's ups and downs, for adults as well as young people in this book. * School Librarian *

 

A very moving story, you may need to keep some tissues handy! * Primary Times *