| The Boy Who Could Fly Without a Motor Contributor(s): Taylor, Theodore (Author) |
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ISBN: 0152047670 ISBN-13: 9780152047672 Publisher: Clarion Books OUR PRICE: $11.35 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: May 2004 Annotation: In 1935, lonely nine-year-old Jon Jeffers is stuck on a tiny island off the coast of San Francisco with his mother and his lighthouse-keeper father. So when the ghost of an ancient magician appears and offers to teach him to fly, Jon seizes the chance for adventure. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Fantasy & Magic - Juvenile Fiction | Action & Adventure - General - Juvenile Fiction | Boys & Men |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 2001039848 |
| Lexile Measure: 850 |
| Physical Information: 0.5" H x 5" W x 7.9" (0.40 lbs) 153 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1930's - Cultural Region - West Coast - Geographic Orientation - California |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 59390 Reading Level: 5.6 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 2.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Jon Jeffers is the loneliest nine-year-old on earth. It's 1935, and he's stuck on a tiny rocky island off the coast of San Francisco with his mother and his lighthouse-keeper father. Jon longs for something more. If only he had a way to escape this forsaken pile of rocks, he could have some real adventures. Then one morning the irritable ghost of an ancient magician appears on the beach and offers--amazingly--to teach Jon to fly. Jon agrees, and at first flying seems to be the answer to his wildest dreams. But then he flies into some serious trouble. . . . From the acclaimed author of The Cay, here is a sweet, funny, and outrageous tale of a boy who gets his dearest wish--and then wishes he hadn't. |
Contributor Bio(s): Taylor, Theodore: - THEODORE TAYLOR (1921-2006), an award-winning author of many books for young people, was particularly known for fast-paced, exciting adventure novels. His books include the bestseller The Cay, Timothy of the Cay, The Bomb, Air Raid--Pearl Harbor!, Ice Drift, The Maldonado Miracle, and The Weirdo, an Edgar Award winner for Best Young Adult Mystery. |