Flyaway

If they saved the swan together, could she then save her friend?In a heartbeat, in a wingbeat, it happens. Isla's father falls. They're racing across the fields, following the swans flying in to winter at the lake like they do every year, when something goes wrong. And before she can even catch her breath, they're in the back of an ambulance, she's holding his hand.At the hospital, upset and scared, Isla meets Harry. Unlike the boys at school, he doesn't laugh when she tells him about her love of birds. He listens. But what is he doing there?As Isla struggles with her father's frailty and the new feelings she has for Harry, she's determined to help the only way she knows how. Outside the hospital windows, Isla watches a lone whooper swan struggling to fly. If only she could save the lost bird, would that somehow heal her dad, and cure Harry, and make everything good again?By the author of the Printz Honor Book STOLEN, an uplifting story about "the thing with feathers" - hope. Praise for Stolen
Winner of England's Branford Boase Award for Best First NovelShortlisted for the Costa Children's Book Award
"Complicated and beautiful." - Maggie Stiefvater
"A vivid new voice for teens." - Melvin Burgess
"A stunning, scary, and beautiful book." - John Marsden
"A haunting account of captivity and the power of relationships." - Publishers Weekly, starred review
"Disturbing, heartbreaking, and beautiful all at once." - School Library Journal
"A fascinating, disturbing novel." - Voice of Youth Advocates Lucy Christopher's novel STOLEN was named a Printz Honor Book by the ALA and received England's Branford Boase award and Australia's Gold Inky for best debut. In a starred review, PUBLISHERS WEEKLY called it "an emotionally raw thriller...a haunting account of captivity and the power of relationships." She is also the author of FLYAWAY, a novel for younger readers, and THE KILLING WOODS, a novel for young adults. Lucy lives in Monmouth, Wales. Visit her at www.lucychristopher.com and follow her on Twitter @LucyCAuthor. From Flyaway
I can see a lake, surrounded by trees. My eyes scan the surface of the water, searching...
"Think there are any birds down there?" Harry says.
I cringe, wait for the teasing. But Harry keeps quiet, genuinely interested.
"Maybe," I say quietly. "It's a bit early for them yet."
I turn back to study the lake, and I see something. Just one. I can't work out whether it's a whooper or a mute. Its feathers look grayish and young. My breath catches in my throat as I think about that lone gray whooper flying away from the power cables that day...all on her own. Maybe it's her.
"What is it?" Harry asks.
"Just a swan." Praise for Stolen
Winner of England's Branford Boase Award for Best First NovelShortlisted for the Costa Children's Book Award
"Complicated and beautiful." - Maggie Stiefvater
"A vivid new voice for teens." - Melvin Burgess
"A stunning, scary, and beautiful book." - John Marsden
"A haunting account of captivity and the power of relationships." - Publishers Weekly, starred review
"Disturbing, heartbreaking, and beautiful all at once." - School Library Journal
"A fascinating, disturbing novel." - Voice of Youth Advocates