Flying Tips for Flightless Birds
Binding: Paperback
Imprint: Walker Books
Age 12+
Romance & Relationships Stories Personal & Social Issues: Sexuality & Relationships Humorous Stories Family & Home Stories Personal & Social Issues: Siblings
"Witty and clever. This novel really does sparkle." Roddy Doyle
From debut author Kelly McCaughrain comes a sweet and kooky romcom for fans of R. J. Palacio's Wonder, Sarah Crossan, and Susin Nielsen's We Are All Made of Molecules.
Twins Finch and Birdie Franconi are stars of the flying trapeze. But when Birdie suffers a terrifying accident, Finch must team up with the geeky new kid, Hector Hazzard, to form an all-boys double act and save the family circus school.
Together they learn to walk the high-wire of teen life and juggle the demands of friends, family, first love and facing up to who they are – all served up with a dash of circus-showbiz magic.
Creators
Kelly McCaughrain lives in Belfast, where she works with disabled students in further education, and has just completed a degree in English and Creative Writing at Queens University. She was shortlisted for the 2013 Times/Chicken House Children’s Fiction Prize. When she isn’t writing she also works in a charity bookshop and takes long holidays in her 1967 classic campervan, Gerda. Flying Tips for Flightless Birds is her first novel.
Reviews
The book was brilliant and I cannot wait to see what Kelly McCaughrain comes up with next.
Blue Fairy Tales
The book is a joy to read because it is never cliched, always engaging and interlaced with sharp witty humour throughout.
Magpies Magazine
