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Summary
Georgies fondest hope, to be able to fly, is fleetingly fulfilled when she is befriended by a Canada goose.
Author Notes
Jane Langton was born Jane Gillson in Belmont, Massachusetts on December 30, 1922. She received a bachelor's degree in art history in 1944 and a master's degree in art history in 1945 from the University of Michigan. She received a second master's degree in art history from Radcliffe College in 1948. She studied at the Boston Museum School from 1958 to 1959.
Her writing career began with children's books. Her first book, The Majesty of Grace, was published in 1961. She illustrated several of her children's books. She wrote a young adult series entitled the Hall Family Chronicles. The fourth book in the series, The Fledgling, was a Newbery Honor book.
She also wrote an adult mystery series entitled the Homer Kelly mysteries. The fifth book in the series, Emily Dickinson Is Dead, received a Nero Wolfe Award and an Edgar Award. In 2017, she received the Mystery Writers of America's Grand Master Award for the series. She died from complications of a respiratory condition on December 22, 2018 at the age of 95.
(Bowker Author Biography)
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School Library Journal Review
Gr 3-6-Georgie lives in an unconventional household, but even her rather unusual family does not truly understand her intense belief that she can fly. Then a Canadian goose enters her life. His are the guiding wings that allow Georgie to fulfill her dream. However, where there are dreams there are always those who, lacking imagination, will seek to destroy them in the name of common sense. Georgie discovers this to her sorrow, yet learns that in opening the sky to her, her friend has truly given her the world. This gentle, exquisite story by Jane Langton (Harper, 1980) was a Newbery Honor book. It speaks of that tentative step from the innocence of childhood to the acceptance of growth and change. Performed by actress MaryBeth Hurt, the production is evocative and heart-warming. Hurt creates voices for each character and carries listeners along, on feathered wings, into Georgie's world and the greater one that lies beyond.-Teresa Bateman, Brigadoon Elementary School, Federal Way, WA (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
Table of Contents
| 1 The Present | p. 1 |
| 2 Georgie | p. 4 |
| 3 Wanting Things | p. 13 |
| 4 The Bush House | p. 20 |
| 5 Georgie Tries Again | p. 30 |
| 6 The Expedition | p. 35 |
| 7 Madeline Prawn | p. 40 |
| 8 The Kind Interference of Mr. Preek | p. 44 |
| 9 The Georgie Protection Society | p. 53 |
| 10 Miss Prawn Beholds a Miracle | p. 60 |
| 11 Dorothea Brings the Word | p. 66 |
| 12 At Last | p. 70 |
| 13 Eddy Keeps His Eyes and Ears Open | p. 76 |
| 14 Miss Prawn and the Saintly Child | p. 83 |
| 15 Target Practice | p. 89 |
| 16 The Cudgel of Friendship | p. 93 |
| 17 A Present from Georgie | p. 97 |
| 18 Flyyyyyyyyyyy! | p. 105 |
| 19 Tiny Springs and Little Wheels | p. 112 |
| 20 Fledgling No Longer | p. 121 |
| 21 Ralph Preek Tracks His Prey | p. 126 |
| 22 Eleanor Has a Birthday | p. 129 |
| 23 Miss Prawn Leans In Again | p. 136 |
| 24 Mr. Preek Takes Deadly Aim | p. 145 |
| 25 The Humiliation of Mr. Preek | p. 151 |
| 26 Aunt Alex Takes No Chances | p. 153 |
| 27 A Playmate for Georgie | p. 160 |
| 28 Miss Prawn Keeps Her Eyes Peeled | p. 169 |
| 29 Too Big for Flying | p. 173 |
| 30 A Fair Exchange | p. 179 |
| 31 The Cleverness of Georgie | p. 181 |
| 32 Another Chance for Mr. Preek | p. 187 |
| 33 Farewell | p. 191 |
| 34 The Present Disappears | p. 194 |
| 35 The Present at Last | p. 203 |