The Things With Wings (Apple Fantasy)

by Greg Holch

Paperback, 1999

Status

Available

Call number

J3C.Hol

Publication

Scholastic Inc.

Pages

227

Description

Twelve-year-old Newton and his classmate Vanessa, who is obsessed with butterflies and flying, undergo significant changes as they try to discover why the emerald rainbow butterflies return to Angel Falls every spring.

Description

Every year the Emerald Rainbow butterflies return to Angel Falls, and children disappear. Newton and Vanessa want to know why. When they discover the secret -- that they can become butterflies -- they face an awesome decision.

Collection

Juvenile

Barcode

6269

Language

English

Original language

English

Physical description

227 p.; 7.6 inches

ISBN

059093502X / 9780590935029

Lexile

750L

User reviews

LibraryThing member Brenhines_o_Rhofiau

I read this book when I was 13 and it was one of the best books ever! This is about a boy named Newton who moves to a place called Angel Falls where he meets and befriends a girl named Vanessa. Vanessa is an expert about butterflies and is especially fascinated with a certain kind of butterfly.

Then there seems to be an outbreak of "illness" with all of the kids in Angel Falls--except for Newton. There are lots of surprises that Newton encounters as he and Vanessa work to cure the kids at Angel Falls (including Vanessa herself). It's a must-read!

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LibraryThing member TheDivineOomba

Is fairly typical book aimed at elementary school kids - we get a a fairly simple plot, fairly standard characters, a bit of learning and of course, a mystery. I suspect I would have loved this book in 5th grade, as an adult, it fell a bit flat. This would be a good book for kids who are too young

for some of the more complex themes of Harry Potter, but want a bit of fun and magic in their life.

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LibraryThing member BarnesBookshelf

This is such a wonderful children's book. I love the message in it - how books can help us fly. Had I read this as an elementary or middle schooler, I know it would've been a favorite of mine.

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