This book is about a little boy named Andrew and his dad who have to live at the airport because they are homeless. They try not to get caught, so they move around every day and try to fit in with other people. They do their laundry in the sink. Andrew’s dad works as a custodian. They discover more homeless people and families in the airport, and a bird that keeps trying to leave. This book describes a lot about what homeless people have to go through. This is a really good book with great life lessons, like being thankful for what you have. People who have been homeless or know people who are might be very affected by this book.
Fly Away Home
By Eve Bunting
Interest Level | Reading Level | Reading A-Z | ATOS | Word Count |
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Grades P - 3 | Grades 1 - 3 | P | 2.7 | 1107 |
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.
Publisher: Sandpiper
Published on 12/22/2014
Binding: Paperback
Number of pages: 173
Book Reviews (2)
This book leaves you wondering about something. It ends with a bird flying away and the little boy on the cover says that it is going home. I guess that's where the book got the cover from. Eve Bunting leaves people wondering what will happen next in the book each time.