Fly Away

Marc Notes: While in North Dakota helping her Aunt Frankie prepare for a possible flood, Lucy finds her voice as a poet with the help of her two-year-old brother Teddy, the rest of their family, and a few cows.; Ages 7 up. Publisher Marketing: From the Newbery Award-winning author of "Sarah, Plain and Tall" comes a story about one brave girl who saves her family from losing everything. Everyone in Lucy's family sings. Opera. Rap. Lullabies. Everyone, except Lucy. Lucy can't sing; her voice just won't come out. Just like singing, helping Aunt Frankie prepare for flooding season is a family tradition--even if Frankie doesn't want the help. And this year, when the flood arrives, danger finds its way into the heart of Lucy's family, and Lucy will need to find her voice to save her brother. Review Citations: Publishers Weekly 01/27/2014 (EAN 9781442460089, Hardcover) - *Starred Review Kirkus Reviews 03/01/2014 (EAN 9781442460089, Hardcover) - *Starred Review Booklist 04/01/2014 pg. 88 (EAN 9781442460089, Hardcover) Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 06/01/2014 pg. 530 (EAN 9781442460089, Hardcover) - *Starred Review Kirkus Best Middle Grade Books 11/15/2014 pg. 89 (EAN 9781442460089, Hardcover) PW Children's Starred Reviews 12/01/2014 pg. 64 (EAN 9781442460089, Hardcover) Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2014 (EAN 9781442460089, Hardcover) School Library Journal 03/01/2014 pg. 144 (EAN 9781442460102, Open Ebook) School Library Journal 03/01/2014 pg. 144 (EAN 9781442460102, Open Ebook) Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 06/01/2014 (EAN 9781442460102, Open Ebook) - *Starred Review Contributor Bio:  MacLachlan, Patricia Patricia MacLachlan is the celebrated author of many timeless books for young readers, including Sarah, Plain and Tall, winner of the Newbery Medal. Her novels for young readers include Arthur, For the Very First Time; The Facts and Fictions of Minna Pratt; Skylark; Caleb's Story; More Perfect Than the Moon; Grandfather's Dance; Word After Word After Word; Kindred Souls; and The Truth of Me. She is also the author of many much-loved picture books, including Three Names; All the Places to Love; What You Know First; Painting the Wind; Bittle; Who Loves Me?; Once I Ate a Pie; I Didn't Do It; Before You Came; and Cat Talk, several of which she cowrote with her daughter, Emily. She lives with her husband and two border terriers in Williamsburg, Massachusetts.