The Wall and the Wing
A few, nicknamed leadfeet, are forced to forever spend their lives closer to the ground. But one night, a girl named Gurl—a leadfoot, an orphan, a nobody—discovers that she can do something much better than fly. She can become invisible. Along with a new friend, a boy named Bug, Gurl begins a...
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A few, nicknamed leadfeet, are forced to forever spend their lives closer to the ground. But one night, a girl named Gurl—a leadfoot, an orphan, a nobody—discovers that she can do something much better than fly. She can become invisible. Along with a new friend, a boy named Bug, Gurl begins a quest that takes her on a wild ride through the magical city, all the way to the handsome but lethal Sweetcheeks Grabowski—the gangster who holds the key to Gurl's past . . . and the world's future.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780060752576 (0060752572)
Publish date: June 1st 2007
Publisher: Eos
Pages no: 327
Edition language: English
Series: Wall and the Wing (#1)
I was really hoping for a bit more from this book. It never really managed to measure up to my expectations. I thought it was an okay read, but from some of the reviews I'd read I guess I was hoping for something more along the lines of Harry Potter. Silly, I know, but a girl can dream ;p. It took ...
Another great entry in that modern-american-kids-fantasy genre. Is that a genre? Is it a real thing? Who knows?This book was a fun read, with all sorts of little nonsense bits twisting about each other until they all resolved in the end. It was strange, but in a really good way. Reminded me a lot of...
Makes for a great read-aloud. Suspense, weirdness, and plenty of humor.***2007 December 20I loved it, the girls loved it, we suggested it to an adult friend who reads a lot of kids and YA, she loved it.
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