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The Fledgling

By Langton, Jane
The Fledgling
Georgie Hall is flying, soaring in the night sky above Waldon Pond. A seasoned Canada goose flies beside her, helping her realize her deepest dreams. Down below, there are people who want to keep her firmly on the ground--like her family and the meddling neighbors. 1981 Newbery Honor Book, 1980 ALA Notable Children's Book, 1980 Children's Editors' Choice.

Details

Authors: Langton, Jane
Copyright: 1980
Format: Paperback
GTIN13: 9780064401210
ISBN10: 0064401219
Page Count: 224
Dimensions: 5.16x0.53x7.82
Publisher: HarperCollins
Jacket Notes: If there's one thing Georgie Hall has always been, it's determined.

So when her stepcousins Eleanor and Eddy tell her that she can't fly, Georgie doesn't get discouraged -- she just tries harder She feels a peculiar lightness when she leaps from the top of the staircase, and is even more certain of her seemingly impossible ability when she jumps from the porch and soars to the rooftop before landing safely on the ground. And now that a mysterious Canada goose is visiting Georgie's window on a nightly basis, the Hall family begins to wonder just what Georgie is capable of....

Strand Notes

(The Hall Family Chronicles: Book 4). (A Newbery Honor Book). Georgie Hall, younger cousin of Eleanor and Freddy, longs with all her heart to fly, and when a Canda goose named Goose Prince shows up at her window one night, she gets herchance.

Description

If there's one thing Georgie Hall has always been, it's determined.

So when her stepcousins Eleanor and Eddy tell her that she can't fly, Georgie doesn't get discouraged -- she just tries harder She feels a peculiar lightness when she leaps from the top of the staircase, and is even more certain of her seemingly impossible ability when she jumps from the porch and soars to the rooftop before landing safely on the ground. And now that a mysterious Canada goose is visiting Georgie's window on a nightly basis, the Hall family begins to wonder just what Georgie is capable of....

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