ABOUT THIS BOOK

Georgia Hansen can fly. All the women in her family can. They fly at night when the world sleeps, for no one must discover their secret. Georgia will soon turn 16 and make her first solo flight, taking up her birthright with a special ceremony to mark the occasion. But her anticipation is disrupted with the arrival of her rebellious Aunt Carmen. Banished from the family years before for breaking the strict code of flying enforced by Georgia’s grandmother, this unknown aunt reveals the true price of her family’s gift, for the Hansen rules of flying are strict and unforgiving. In this powerful coming-of-age novel, Georgia must weigh the cost of her heritage against her passion for flight.


REVIEWS

“An auspicious debut.”
—Publishers Weekly, Starred



ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Rita Murphy also wrote Black Angels and is currently working on her third novel.


AWARDS

WINNER 1999 - Delacorte Press Prize for a First Young Adult Novel