Taking Flight
(Paperback)
Publishing Details
Taking Flight
By (Author) Julia Green
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
A & C Black Publishers Ltd
1st October 2006
United Kingdom
Classifications
Primary and Secondary Educational
Non Fiction
Childrens / Teenage personal and social topics: Families and family members
Childrens / Teenage fiction: General, modern and contemporary fiction
428.6
Physical Properties
Paperback
64
Width 129mm, Height 198mm, Spine 5mm
72g
Description
Taking Flight is a story about love, loss and dealing with death. Luke goes to see his grandpa every day after school. He likes it there, and especially enjoys helping with Grandpa's pigeons. But Grandpa gets sick and muddled and needs more than Luke's help. When he goes into hospital, events take a turn for the worse and suddenly Luke has to grow up very fast...
Reviews
"A touching story, detailing the changing relationship between a boy and his grandfather, ecompassing loss and bereavement. This ties in nicely with the National Literacy Scheme's Year 4 target theme of stories which raise issues." * Publishing News (2nd June 2006) *
Author Bio
Julia Green has written several books for teenagers, published byPenguin. She teaches creative writing to adults and children, and alsoworks as a home tutor to children who have been excluded from school.She has two children.
