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The Wall and the Wing

Laura Ruby (2006)

SubgenreEpic Fantasy
Age groupMiddle Grade 8-12
Content ratingPG
Pages (Standard (250-400))
SeriesWall and the Wing #1
Setting
CSM age10
Goodreads4.09

Content levels

ViolenceMild
Sexual contentNone
LanguageNone

Hero archetypes

Outcast / Loner

Heroine archetypes

OrphanFish out of Water

Protagonist archetypes

Coming-of-Age Protagonist

Synopsis

In a future New York where most people can fly and cats are a rarity, a nondescript resident of Hope House for the Homeless and Hopeless discovers that although she is shunned as a "leadfoot," she has the surprising ability to become invisible.

Is The Wall and the Wing appropriate for my child?

Suitable for most readers 10 and up.

A whimsical middle-grade fantasy about an orphan girl discovering her unique invisibility power in a world where everyone else can fly. Features themes of poverty and being an outcast but with gentle handling appropriate for the age group.

What to know going in

This book has mild violence, no sexual content, and clean language. Content notes include abandonment and class struggle.

Who'll love this

Kids will love this imaginative story about a girl with a special power that nobody else has in a world where flying is normal.

Tags

Magical RealismDystopian ElementsContemporary Fantasy