Night Flying
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.55 (674 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 038532748X |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 144 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-11-14 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Secrets seem to fill the house, especially when Georgia's long-lost (or banished) aunt Carmen returns for a brief stay, spurring anger, anxiety, and mystery. Georgia and all her female relatives have the power of flight. Life for Georgia Hansen on the eve of her 16th birthday isn't easy. A beautiful metaphor for the wrenching transition from childhood to adulthood, Night Flying will speak volumes to all teenagers who yearn to soar. Rita Murphy's first young adult novel, winner of the Delacorte Press Prize, delves deep into the heart of a family shakily held together after generation
They fly at night, when the world sleeps, for no one must discover their secret. Georgia will soon turn 16 and make her first solo flight, taking up her birthright with a special ceremony to mark the occasion. All the women in her family can. In this powerful coming-of-age novel, Georgia must weigh the cost of her heritage against her passion for flight.. Georgia Hansen can fly. But her anticipation is disrupted with the arrival of her rebellious Aunt Carmen. Banished from the family years before for breaking the strict code of flying enforced by Georgia's grandmother, this unknown aunt reveals the true price of her family's gift, for the Hansen rules of flying are strict and unforgiving
Fine coming of age tale. Robert Beveridge Rita Murphy, Night Flying (Delacorte, 2000)Night Flying is one of those young adult books I happened to pick up by accident because it was in the wrong section at the Case book sale. Glad I did, because this is a fun little book. Murphy never talks down to her audience, refreshing in a YA novel, and better yet, adult readers won't gag on the sentiment. Murphy has a message, but she is as good as any novelist writing for adults (and better than most) at making it palatable.Georgia Hansen is on the eve of her sixteenth birthday. To say her life has . Aimee said Night Flying Takes Off!. Georgia Hansen, along with all the other women in her family posses a special gift: the ability to fly. Despite the freedom that this type of power affords, the Hansen women's existence is controlled by rules created by Georgia's domineering grandmother. Even though Georgia knows the rules are essential to her family's survival, she can not help but feel stifled by them and dreams of a world where the only rule is that there are no rules.While she is preparing for her first solo flight, Georgia's mysterious Aunt Carmen returns home after being ban. A Customer said The magic of flight. Georgia Hansens has waiting almost all her life for this moment, will she let it slip through her fingers?Goergia Hansen is a average 15 year old, and she has been waiting for her 16th birthday not because she wants to drive, oh no she can't wait to fly on her own. Yes you heard me right, fly. All the women in Georgia's family can fly. But, there are quite a bit of rules involved, you have to be a verateran, you have to fly at night, and you CAN not fly alone until your 16th birthday. But now that her mom's misterous sister is back with a secret t