Fly Away Home

Name: Fly Away Home
ISBN: 9780395664155

Eve Bunting

HarperCollins · Print & ebook · March 22, 1993

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Bird Stories Family Stories Homelessness & Poverty girls

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Who it’s for: A quiet story finds hope in an airport’s overlooked corners and one bird’s escape.
Themes: Homelessness, Hope, Freedom
Genres: Homelessness & Poverty, Bird Stories, Family Stories

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About this book

A homeless boy who lives in an airport with his father, moving from terminal to terminal trying not to be noticed, is given hope when a trapped bird finally finds its freedom.

Hope in Small Things

A quiet story finds hope in an airport’s overlooked corners and one bird’s escape.

Come here for

A child’s view of homelessness and life lived unnoticed
The contrast between confinement and freedom

Expect

A tender story of a father and son
Hope sparked by a small moment

Where it sits

Homelessness & Poverty	100%
Family Stories	40%
Bird Stories	39%

Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.

Publisher categories

Boys & Men
Family Stories
Stories About Divorce
Stepfamily Stories

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Big Feelings
Friendship
Homelessness & Poverty
Prejudice & Racism

Authors: Eve Bunting
Publisher: HarperCollins
Published: March 22, 1993
Format: Print & ebook
Theme: Homelessness · Hope · Freedom
Reading lane: Boys & Men