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63 pp.
| Hyperion |
May, 2002 |
TradeISBN 0-7868-0397-5$$15.99
|
LibraryISBN 0-7868-2347-X$$16.49
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1-3
Illustrated by
Brian Selznick.
With its burnished imagery and distinctive premise, this Depression-era story begins promisingly but dissolves into a warm puddle of nostalgia. Second-grader Reuben all-too-easily overcomes his fear of flying after his dad, a dance teacher, gets a job performing his dance steps on a plane wing in midair. The chapter book is uplifting but not altogether believable.