Flight from Big Tangle (Orca Young Readers) [Paperback]

Anita Daher (Author)

Book Description

Grade Level: 3 and up | Series: Orca Young Readers

Kaylee used to love to fly. With two pilots for parents, how could she not? But when her father's plane goes down and neither the wreckage nor his body is found, she develops a terror of flying. She is too afraid to convince her mother to take her back to the Caribbean to search for her father. And she is haunted by fear whenever her mother goes up to fight fires in a water bomber. Kaylee escapes her fear and her grief on treks with her dog, Sausage, through the forest, the Big Tangle, near her home. But, one day, fire follows her into the forest and events conspire against her until the only escape is resting on pontoons at the dock on Booker Bay.

Editorial Reviews

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" . . . should be a book that attracts and interests a wide variety of readers." (Resource Links )

" . . . guaranteed to keep a young reader on the edge of his/her chair . . ." " . . . a great adventure story." (CM Magazine )

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"Come on Sausage!"Kaylee whistled, and patted her leg again. "Come ON Sausage!" she cried. "We've got to go NOW!"

Sausage took one step forward, then backed up, whining.

Kaylee heard a reverberating CRACK, and turned, startled. A tall, blazing tree splintered across the lane. Before Kaylee could react, the flames roared across Jack's property, licking up and over the frame of his house.

Product Details

• Paperback: 144 pages
• Publisher: Orca Book Publishers (January 1, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 155143234X
• ISBN-13: 978-1551432342
• Product Dimensions: 7.5 x 5.1 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,310,152 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Anita Daher draws writing inspiration from the many places she's been fortunate to live, including Summerside, PEI; Yellowknife, NT; Churchill, MB; Baker Lake, NU and Sault Ste. Marie, ON, all in Canada. Since 1995 she has been entrenched in the book publishing industry writing books, articles and reviews, and leading workshops and presentations. She has worked on occasion as marketing director, editor, and radio broadcaster, and is currently associate teen book editor at Great Plains Publications. When she's not working with books she enjoys playing her guitar, and working with horses. Anita divides her time between Winnipeg, MB, and a small Francophone community in Manitoba's cottage country.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Synopsis and what other's have said, August 25, 2003

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This review is from: Flight from Big Tangle (Orca Young Readers) (Paperback)

Ever since her father and his plane disappeared in the Caribbean, Kaylee has been afraid to fly. Now, in the midst of a raging forest fire, the only way to safety is resting on pontoons at the end of the dock.

Will Kaylee be able to overcome her fear and fly herself and her dog out of the fire?

"From a twisted ankle, to saving the life of a neighbour, the reader is treated to drama and surprises that make this work creep from 'good' into 'excellent' territory. By mid-way through this book, it is my opinion, that this book is very hard to put down." John Dryden, Resource News.

"...there are plenty of details to the plot which will keep readers interested to the end. Kaylee also learns that loved ones are always in some sense with us. Recommended for ages 7 to 10." Denise Moore, Hi-Rise magazine, December 2002.