Flying Solo

by Ralph Fletcher (Author)

Flying Solo
Reading Level: 4th − 5th Grade
When the substitute for Mr. Fab Fabiano never shows up and his sixth-grade students are on their own, they set out to prove that they can run the class by themselves. With a little ingenuity and some careful planning, they might just succeed. But when a fight breaks out between Bastian Fauvell and Rachel White over a classmate, Tommy Feathers, who died six months earlier, everything begins to fall apart. Can Rachel deal with the anxieties that plunged her into silence the day Tommy died? Inventive and uniquely constructed, Flying Solo follows Mr. Fab's students hour by hour as they tackle the challenges of an unusual school day.
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Review quotes

"Fletcher expertly balances a wide variety of emotions, giving readers a story that is by turns sad, poignant, and funny. . . . "—Booklist, Starred
"More thoughtful and poignant than most school stories . . . with comic moments, demonstrates an utter respect for its . . . readers."—The Horn Book Magazine
Ralph Fletcher
Ralph Fletcher is the author of many well-received books for children, including the Fig Pudding and picture book Twilight Comes Twice. He lives in New Hampshire.

Kate Kiesler graduated from the Rhode Island School of Design and now illustrates numerous picture books, including The Great Frog Race and Other Poems. She lives in Frisco, Colorado.
Classification
Fiction
ISBN-13
9780547076522
Lexile Measure
590
Guided Reading Level
-
Publisher
Clarion Books
Publication date
November 01, 2008
Series
-
BISAC categories
JUV039030 - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | Death & Dying
JUV035000 - Juvenile Fiction | School & Education
Library of Congress categories
Death
Schools
Teachers
Middle schools
Selective mutism

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