Fledgling

Brief Description: Georgie's fondest hope, to be able to fly, is fleetingly fulfilled when she is befriended by a Canada goose. Review Quotes: Langston's superbly told story leaves an echo that is at once touching and challenging."--Ala BooklistMarc Notes: First Harper Trophy edition, 1994--T.p. verso.; Georgie's fondest hope, to be able to fly, is fleetingly fulfilled when she's befriended by a Canada goose.; Newbery Medal Honor Book, 1981. Publisher Marketing: 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.... Review Citations:

Wilson Children's Catalog 01/01/1991 pg. 520 (EAN 9780064401210, Paperback)

Wilson Children's Catalog 96 01/01/1996 pg. 557 (EAN 9780064401210, Paperback)

Wilson Children's Catalog 01/01/2001 pg. 485 (EAN 9780064401210, Paperback)

Wilson Children's Catalog 01/01/2006 pg. 709 (EAN 9780064401210, Paperback)

Wilson Children's Catalog 01/01/2010 pg. 1068 (EAN 9780064401210, Paperback)

School Library Journal 04/01/2001 (EAN 9780807287781, Analog Audio Cassette)

Wilson Children's Catalog 01/01/1991 pg. 520 (EAN 9780060236793, Hardcover)

Wilson Children's Catalog 96 01/01/1996 pg. 557 (EAN 9780060236793, Hardcover)

Wilson Children's Catalog 01/01/2001 pg. 485 (EAN 9780060236793, Hardcover)

Wilson Children's Catalog 01/01/2006 pg. 709 (EAN 9780060236793, Hardcover)

Wilson Children's Catalog 01/01/2010 pg. 1068 (EAN 9780060236793, Hardcover)

Wilson Children's Catalog 01/01/1991 pg. 520 (EAN 9780606004572, Prebound-Other)

Wilson Children's Catalog 96 01/01/1996 pg. 557 (EAN 9780606004572, Prebound-Other)

Contributor Bio:  Langton, Jane Jane Langton studied astronomy at Wellesley College and the University of Michigan and did graduate work in art history at the University of Michigan and Radcliffe College. Ms. Langton is the author of a dozen books for young people, including seven other fantasies about the Hall family of Concord, Massachusetts: The Diamond in the Window, The Swing in the Summerhouse, The Astonishing Stereoscope, the Newbery Honor Book The Fledgling, The Fragile Flag, The Time Bike, and The Mysterious Circus. Also well known for her mystery novels for adults, Ms. Langton lives in Lincoln, Massachusetts. Contributor Bio:  Blegvad, Erik Mary Norton (1903-1992) lived in England, where she was an actress, playwright, and award-winning author of the classic Borrowers novels.