Books with title Fly away home

When her family's apartment in Vienna is bombed, Christel Goth and her family lose everything. They are offered the use of a summer villa in the suburbs, and walk there in just the clothes they stand up in. The war is ending, and there is a precarious existence eking out food stores, and anticipating horrors from the oncoming Russian army. But when they come, the worst the soldiers do is get drunk and fire their guns. It's a tense time, and Christel's active curiosity leads her into all sorts of dangerous places.

Feeling lost and alone in a strange new city, Leelu wishes she could fly away back home – her real home where her dad is, thousands of miles away.London is cold and grey and the neighbours are noisy and there’s concrete everywhere.But Leelu is not alone; someone is leaving her gifts outside her house – wonders which give her curious magical powers.Powers which might help her find her way home . . .Fly Me Home is an incredibly moving portrait of one family’s struggle to adjust to life in a new country. Full of friendship, family and magic, this stunning novel by Polly Ho-Yen, author of Boy in the Tower (shortlisted for the Waterstones Children's Book Prize and the Blue Peter Book Award) and Where Monsters Lie, is a must-read for 9-12 readers.Praise for Boy in the Tower'An unusual and very impressive debut' The Bookseller‘I loved it’ BookbagPraise for Where Monsters Lie ‘One of the most unusual and distinctive new voices in children’s fiction’ The Bookseller

At first, Nicole Thompson has some hesitations about going away to Boarding School but she knows she needs to get away from her strict and overbearing mother and needs more structure academically. Nicole struggles with learning difficulties and attends Whitney Academy; an all-girls school in New England. In Home Away From Home the author describes Nicole's experience of three years at Boarding School; the friends Nicole makes, some lessons that are hard to understand, both personal and academic, and sports that she is involved in. Nicole goes through some hardships, but also learns lessons that she will take with her long after she leaves Whitney Academy.

The softball world considers Elizabeth as royalty. Her dad, a professional baseball player, and her adopted mom, a softball legend. For Elizabeth, and college, nothing but stars in her future.If, she even wants it.If, she looks deep within herself to reach those stars.When it comes to dreams and taking chances, no story beats the Little League Series. If you love, "Fly Away," then check out the novel, "Home Run," to see how Elizabeth and her parents found each other and renewed their love of the game.