Night Flight - Softcover

Michaela Morgan

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1845076745 ISBN 13: 9781845076740

Publisher: Frances Lincoln, 2008

Synopsis

A new life should be exciting - but for Danni, it's a battle. He and his 'Aunty' live in a tower block, with only distant memories of his faraway home. His new language is proving difficult, he gets bullied by the other children, and he has nightmares. One day when his school visits a city farm, Danni meets a grey horse called Moonlight and his heart starts to heal. But the nightmares are closing in - until a sad event sparks a magical night that will transform Danni's life for ever.

About this title

About the Author:

ERIKA PAL was born in Budapest. She worked in an animation film studio, before relocating to the UK with a dream of becoming a freelance illustrator. During her Animation and Illustration degree at London's Kingston University, she was twice highly commended for the Macmillan Prize, and won the national competition for Booktrust's Big Picture logo. After graduation, her first picture book, Azad's Camel was published by Frances Lincoln, followed by I See the Moon and Little Lion. Erika currently lives in London and her other interests are printmaking and experimental animation. Michaela Morgan has written over a hundred books for children. She has been shortlisted for the Children's Book Award, been an International Reading Association Children's Choice and won a United Kingdom Reading Association award.

Review:

This sensitively-written, poignant story rounds off with an unsentimental, realistically satisfying conclusion. Irish Examiner Sensitive and robust, finely written and illustrated, this is an engaging tale about transcending life's grottiness. Carousel Night Flight offers a touching and well-written insight into the life of a young boy adrift in a strange and often threatening world. Introducing the book to children in schools and libraries would be a good way of providing empathy with the predicament of those who arrive on our shores with little or no preparation and often deeply traumatised. Books for Keeps An important and life-affirming message for anyone who has ever suffered and been mentally scarred by their experiences. Ibby Link

About this edition

• Publisher: Frances Lincoln
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 1845076745
• ISBN 13: 9781845076740
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 86