Taking Flight

Julia Green is becoming increasingly well known as someone who writes about big issues in a sensitive, intelligent way. Blue Moon and Baby Blue concern teenage pregnancy and motherhood. Her latest title, Hunter's Heart, was picked as a 'Top Title' in the Bookseller roundup of teenage reads. Part of the specially-commissioned White Wolves fiction range for 7-11 year olds, written in consultation with the Centre for Literacy in Primary Education. Each year group will have three stand-alone titles and accompanying Teachers' Guides to support guided reading lessons in the classroom. Ties in with themes demanded by the NLS for Year 4: stories which raise issues. The series is already garnering praise in the press: 'It's a pleasure to read commissioned work which fulfils its brief so imaginatively' (Books for Keeps).

Luke goes to see his grandpa every day after school. He likes it there, and enjoys helping with Grandpa's pigeons. But Grandpa gets sick and muddled and needs more than Luke's help. When he goes into hospital, events take a turn for the worse and suddenly Luke has to grow up very fast... This is a story about love, loss and dealing with death.Taking Flight is a story about love, loss and dealing with death. Luke goes to see his grandpa every day after school. He likes it there, and especially enjoys helping with Grandpa's pigeons. But Grandpa gets sick and muddled and needs more than Luke's help. When he goes into hospital, events take a turn for the worse and suddenly Luke has to grow up very fast...