The Girl Who Could Fly

You just cant keep a good girl down . . . unless you use the proper methods. Piper McCloud can fly. Just like that. Easy as pie. Sure she hasnt mastered reverse propulsion and her turns are kind of sloppy but shes real good at looptheloops. Problem is the good folk of Lowland County are afraid of Piper. And her mas at her wits end. So it seems only fitting that she leave her parents farm to attend a topsecret maximumsecurity school for kids with exceptional abilities. School is great at first with a bunch of new friends whose skills range from superstrength to supergenius. 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 Foresters debut novel has been praised by Stephenie Meyer author of the Twilight saga as the oddestsweetest mix of Little House on the Prairie and XMen...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 Its the oddestsweetest mix of Little House on the Prairie and XMen. I was smiling the whole time except for the part where I cried. I gave it to my mom and Im reading it to my kids—its 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 lateinlife daughter of farmers...The story soars just like Piper with enough loopdeloops to keep kids uncertain about what will come next....Best of all are the books strong lightly wrapped messages about friendship and authenticity and the difference between doing well and doing good.Booklist Starred Review Foresters disparate settings downhome farm and futuristic icebunker institute are unified by the rocksolid point of view and unpretentious diction... any child who has felt different will take strength from Pipers 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 Childrens Book of the Year.