Almost flying

by Jake Maia Arlow

Paper Book, 2021

Status

Available

Call number

PZ7.1.A7475 A56 2021

Genres

LGBTQ+

Fiction

Collections

Dennis R. Neill Equality Center, Women-Loving-Women, People of Color Rep

Publication

New York : Dial Books for Young Readers, [2021]

Description

"Would-be amusement park aficionado Dalia only has two items on her summer bucket list: (1) finally ride a roller coaster and (2) figure out how to make a new best friend. But when her dad suddenly announces that he's engaged, Dalia's schemes come to a screeching halt. With Dalia's future stepsister Alexa heading back to college soon, the grown-ups want the girls to spend the last weeks of summer bonding--meaning Alexa has to cancel the amusement park road trip she's been planning for months. Luckily Dalia comes up with a new plan: If she joins Alexa on her trip and brings Rani, the new girl from her swim team, along maybe she can have the perfect summer after all. But what starts out as a week of funnel cakes and Lazy River rides goes off the rails when Dalia discovers that Alexa's girlfriend is joining the trip. And keeping Alexa's secret makes Dalia realize one of her own: She might have more-than-friend feelings for Rani" -- Amazon.com.… (more)

User reviews

LibraryThing member EdGoldberg

Thirteen year old Dalia loves roller coasters although she's never been on one. She meets Rani at the summer swimming pool and they become fast friends.

She suddenly learns that her divorced dad has been seeing his girlfriend, Vanessa, for six months and it's serious. She dreads the thought of

meeting her, but it's inevitable. Vanessa has a college age daughter, Alexa, who has been planning a week long amusement park trip with her friend. When Vanessa asks her to cancel so she can bond with Dalia, she's totally upset. But then Dalia comes up with the idea of joining Alexa and possibly bringing Rani along.

Will Alexa and Dalia bond? Will Rani become more than a best friend? Will Dalia get to ride roller coasters? Read it and see. Almost Flying is a fun book and the only ups and downs are on the roller coasters.

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LibraryThing member Dawn.Zimmerer

Great middle grade novel! It deals with LGBTQ life in a meaningful way. Fun and fast read.

LibraryThing member electrascaife

13 year-old Dalia's world is turned upside down when her father tells her, out of the blue, that he's got a girlfriend and then in short measure adds that they're getting married. And that his fiancee has a college-aged daughter. It seems like hate at first sight for Dalia and Alexa (the college

daughter), but when Alexa wants to go on a week-long trip to ride rollercoasters in several states, Dalia, who wants to do that very thing, decides to go along. And she brings her new friend, Rani, too.

Dalia goes through a *lot* of emotions on the trip while she figures out her feelings for Alexa and for Rani. And sometimes it feels like too much fret and angst, although the story is a good one. Maybe it's a case of me not being a middle grader; they may relate much better to such hormonal turmoil. Overall, though, I enjoyed it very much.

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