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.
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In chapter#15 Conrad completes the plan to get out of I.N.S.A.N.E.. Everybody is so hungry from not eating anything for a week. Conrad explains to everyone the plan and how it's gonna work. Then once they get up the elevator Dr. Hellion is standing right in front of them. What is sad about this chapter is they don't make it.
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Sounds intresting! I will try to read it.
Piper Mcloud is a very average child. But, as you would guess from the title, she can fly. Her parents hide her from the world and gossip freak Millie Mae, homeschooling her and keeping her from going to activities . Dr. Hellion runs an insitute for talented children. Piper loves it, but things are suspicious. Dun-dun-DUN!!!
Piper Mcloud is a very average child. But, as you would guess from the title, she can fly. Her parents hide her from the world and gossip freak Millie Mae, homeschooling her and keeping her from going to activities . Dr. Hellion runs an insitute for talented children. Piper loves it, but things are suspicious. Dun-dun-DUN!!!
In chapter#14 Conrad is making a master plan to get out of I.N.S.A.N.E.. On the other half, Piper is going around her alias telling them Dr. Hellion is not what they think she is. On the way they tell her there story's of how they got there.
In chapter#12 Conrad explains everything to Piper. He tells her that they have been putting drugs in the food. And that is why people like Bella are acting this way. Because they give you your types of drugs to make you have no interest in using your powers.
This book by Victoria Forester is about a free spirited young girl who was born with a power. She could fly! though when you live in a boring town where everyone is ordinary it is hard to fit in. so when she is exposed for what she can do every thing she knows and loves is broken. her life goes south. read this book to find out what happens next.
I got this book from the library and I started reading but it was requested so I had to return the book in time so I hope I get to read it again!! P.S. The first couple chapters were so good!!
Betty beloved in providence. And when Piper came along, she had a special power. She could fly! She then went to a special academy where she was in more danger then she had thought.
