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    3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
    612-822-4611

Open Daily: 10am - 10pm | Alley-side Pickup: 10am - 7pm
3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
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The Boy Who Could Fly: A magical story of two boys, divided by half a century, linked by blood, by the circus and by their love of flying

The Boy Who Could Fly: A magical story of two boys, divided by half a century, linked by blood, by the circus and by their love of flying

Wodhams, Joy

Paperback

General Juvenile FictionPerforming Arts

ISBN10: 1985896982
ISBN13: 9781985896987
Publisher: Createspace
Published: Mar 1 2018
Pages: 240
Weight: 0.68
Height: 0.55 Width: 5.50 Depth: 8.50
Language: English
A bomb hit Jamie Bird's house during WW2, killing both his parents and trapping Jamie beneath the rubble for hours. Half conscious, he dreamed of flying through the air on a swing with long, long ropes, and the dream comforted him.Now his only relative is an elderly great-aunt a long train journey away, who agrees reluctantly to give him a new home. There, hidden away in a suitcase full of faded photographs he discovers a Victorian circus poster depicting a young trapeze artist. When he learns that the 16 year old flyer, known as 'Una', was his great-aunt's brother, killed tragically while performing in 1891, Jamie's dreams become more frequent and obsessive.When he visits his first circus he realises this is what he wants to be. A flyer like Una. And when his great-aunt threatens to send him to boarding school he decides to run away. To the circus.A magical adventure story for 10 to 14 year old readers.

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