Fly Free

Asian/Pacific American Librarians Association Honor Book

In this powerful parable that explores the impact of paying it forward, a young girl named Mai inspires a chain of events that brings good things back to her.

When you do a good deed, it will come back to you. Mai loves feeding the caged birds near the temple but dreams that one day she'll see them fly free. Then she meets a young girl named Thu, and shares the joy of feeding the birds with her. This sets a chain of good deeds in motion that radiates throughout her village and beyond. Set in Vietnam, Roseanne Thong's inspiring story is elegantly illustrated with watercolor on wood by Eujin Kim Neilan.

Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Astra Young Readers
Published: 01/01/2010
ISBN: 9781590785508
Pages: 32
Weight: 0.95lbs
Size: 10.10h x 10.20w x 0.40d
Award: Charlotte Award - Nominee
Award: Black-Eyed Susan Award - Nominee
Award: Alabama Camellia Award - Finalist
Award: Georgia Children's Book Award - Nominee

Review Citations: Publishers Weekly 12/14/2009 pg. 59
Kirkus Review - Children 12/01/2009
Booklist 01/01/2010 pg. 93
School Library Journal 03/01/2010 pg. 134
Multicultural Review 12/01/2010 pg. 71
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2010 pg. 316 - Recommended, Satisfactory
Foreword 02/14/2010

Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 134992 / Fly Free!
Reading Level: 4.2 / Interest Level: Lower Grade / Point Value: 0.5