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198 pp.
| Delacorte |
April, 2005 |
TradeISBN 0-385-73227-9$15.95
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LibraryISBN 0-385-90253-0$17.99
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YA
Ben (call him Icarus) has always known that he can fly. His early flight experiments alternately charm and alarm his family; as he approaches adolescence, though, they urge him to abandon his fantasy. The plot provides genuine suspense: is Ben delusional or visionary? Narrated alternately by Ben and his older brother, the novel's uneven tone ranges from colloquial to highly elevated.