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The summer birds

Penelope Farmer (1962)

SubgenreFantasy
Age groupAdult 18+
Content ratingPG-13
Pages126 ()
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Goodreads3.89

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A strange, magical boy approaches Charlotte and Emma Makepeace on their way to school one day, and offers to teach them to fly. Soon all of the children in the village have learned, and are given one precious summer of flight and freedom, although they must struggle to keep their outings secret.