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Born to Fly

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By Michael Ferrari
Publisher Random House Publishing Group - (Delacorte Press)
Born to Fly
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Born to Flytells the story of elevenyearold tomboy Bird McGill. Ever since she can remember, Bird has loved flying in small propeller airplanes with her mechanic dad. When the local airstrip is turned into a military flight school, Bird is in heaven. But when a young Japanese American student named Kenji Fujita joins Birds class, the entire school seems to be convinced that hes a spy, or at the very least, that he and his uncle want the Japanese to win. Bird is wary of Kenji, not just because hes Japanese, but because he steals her flightrelated topic for a school report and leaves her to write about the deadly boring local marsh weed. But on Birds first trip to the marsh, she and Kenji accidentally discover realspy activity in the area. Bird realizes that Kenji is actually a standup guyand she and Kenji begin an adventure that will shake the town and may even change the future of the United States. Winner of the Dell Yearling Contest From the Hardcover edition.

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44039 words44,039 words
224 pages224 pages
Lexile 670LLexile 670L
Grade 3 to 6Grade 3 to 6
Age 8-11Age 8-11
Published 2009Published 2009

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Book ISBN:

9780385737159

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