The Boy Who Couldn't Fly
Guides by Deb – Keeping your books in the hearts of young readers and in the hands of those who care for them.
The guide linked below was created by Debbie Gonzales, MFA. Deb is a career educator, curriculum consultant, former school administrator and adjunct professor, and once served as a SCBWI RA for the Austin Chapter. She's the author of six “transitional” readers for a New Zealand publisher and the forthcoming non-fiction picture book Girls with Guts: The Road to Breaking Barriers and Bashing Records (Charlesbridge, 2019). Deb earned her MFA in writing for children and young adults from the Vermont College of Fine Arts.
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Author: Peter Friend
Publisher: Gilt Edge Publishing
Synopsis: With their beautiful, broad wings, the people of Quill are born to soar through the air. So what went wrong with Padrin - or "Padrin the penguin" as the kids at school taunt him? There seems to be no chance he'll ever fly and every chance that he'll continue to be the object of ridicule for his whole life. Sometimes, however, it needs someone who is different from everyone else to be a hero...
