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When the substitute for Mr. "Fab" Fabiano never shows up and his sixth-grade students are on their own, they set out to prove that they can run the class by themselves. With a little ingenuity and some careful planning, they might just succeed. But when a fight breaks out between Bastian Fauvell and Rachel White over a classmate, Tommy Feathers, who died six months earlier, everything begins to fall apart. Can Rachel deal with the anxieties that plunged her into silence the day Tommy died? Inventive and uniquely constructed, "Flying Solo" follows Mr. Fab's students hour by hour as they tackle the challenges of an unusual school day.
- Sales Rank: #41485 in Books
- Brand: Sandpiper
- Published on: 2008-11-10
- Released on: 2008-11-10
- Original language: English
- Number of items: 1
- Dimensions: 7.40" h x .37" w x 5.20" l, .29 pounds
- Binding: Paperback
- 144 pages
From School Library Journal
Grade 4-8-Fletcher follows members of a sixth-grade class through a day when their substitute teacher never shows. The students decide not to report that they are alone and to run the class by themselves. Personal issues are woven into the day's events. Rachel has been mute since a classmate who had an annoying, unrequited crush on her died six months before. Bastian, an Air Force brat used to moving, has to decide whether to subject his beloved puppy to a lengthy quarantine when he moves to Hawaii the following day. Sean's alcoholic father and unnurturing home life make him too shy to express his feelings, especially his crush on Rachel. Karen, a natural leader and "good child," takes the reins in the class, making her own evaluations of right and wrong. Jessica, whose parents are judgmental, can't get past her fear of recrimination to enjoy the class' freedom. The students learn about themselves and one another, and several issues are resolved by the end of the day (e.g., Rachel speaks, Bastian gives his puppy to Sean). The resolutions are simple but not pat, the prose is economical but not sparse, and the characters are developed as sketches rather than in-depth portraits, which helps keep the book moving briskly. The premise will make the novel easy to booktalk. Not a must-have, but a worthwhile purchase.
July Siebecker, Hubbard Memorial Library, MA
Copyright 1998 Reed Business Information, Inc.
From Booklist
Gr. 5^-8. What happens when a sixth-grade class is left unsupervised for a whole day? One might imagine that anything but learning would occur. But when a class usually led by a gifted teacher is left to its own devices, something unusual happens: when the substitute teacher fails to show, the children in Mr. Fabiano's class decide to run the day according to the strict but enjoyable routine ingrained in them by their creative, beloved teacher. Rest assured Fletcher's characters aren't goody-goodies. Rather, they are coconspirators as a countdown clock builds the tension: Will they make it through the day without being found out? As they go through their rote exercises, the kids gain self-assurance and self-reliance. They also come to terms with their feelings of guilt, grief, and sorrow about a classmate who died six months earlier. Fletcher expertly balances a wide variety of emotions, giving readers a story that is by turns sad, poignant, and funny, and, little by little, realistic portraits of the complicated kids emerge. There's no Lord of the Flies anarchy in this thoughtful, absorbing novel, which has a story that will linger long after the book is closed. Kathleen Squires
Review
"Fletcher expertly balances a wide variety of emotions, giving readers a story that is by turns sad, poignant, and funny. . . . "--Booklist, Starred
"More thoughtful and poignant than most school stories . . . with comic moments, demonstrates an utter respect for its . . . readers."--The Horn Book Magazine
" Fletcher expertly balances a wide variety of emotions, giving readers a story that is by turns sad, poignant, and funny. . . . " --Booklist, Starred
" More thoughtful and poignant than most school stories . . . with comic moments, demonstrates an utter respect for its . . . readers." --The Horn Book Magazine
Most helpful customer reviews
13 of 13 people found the following review helpful.
ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS EVER WRITTEN!
By Chris Missonak
Flying Solo made be cry so many times it's not even funny. The heart-warming story of selective mute Rachel White, Sarcastic puppy-loving Bastian Fauvell, shy drunken-fathered Sean O'Day, and future cheif justice of supreme court Jessica Cooke, will guarantee to change your life. The story is about a very non-typical April 28, the sixth month anniversery of the death of Tommy Feathers a kid who had a huge crush on Rachel, where Mr. "Fab" Fabiano's class is left without a teacher. This day is narrated by Rachel as she goes through a day like no other. A day where "Kids Rule!"
7 of 7 people found the following review helpful.
Can they go solo................or will the crash?
By A Customer
This story is about a Teacher, Mr. Fabiano. He is planning a vaction. When the subsitute calls in and say's she sick, the people in the school forget. So, Mr.Fabs class is left alone. It was Bastains, the brat, last day at the school, so they did a rock ritual. They got stones and said something good about him. When it was Rachel Whites turn, because, when Tommy Feather's died she never talked anymore, she wrote down things that said how Bastain was mean to Tommy. This is a great book. The one thing I abseoultetley love so much is that this could really happen. Not one of those book's that is so fake not even the chareceter's could be real. This story is great and it is a fun story, figuring out if the class will go steady for one day, but then, sad, bacause the only person is Rachel who remembers that it was Tommy Feathers 6 month anniversery for his death. This book is for everybody!!!
15 of 18 people found the following review helpful.
St. Gerard Gr. 6-Liked it!
By Barbara A. Flynn
I read Flying Solo aloud to my 6th grade class. They had previously heard Someone is Hiding on Alcatraz Island. Flying Solo doesn't have the mystery of Alcatraz Island, but it deals with other important issues for 6th graders today. One student thought it was "neat" to hear the story through the various characters' point of view. I had them write a letter to me when we finished. They were to tell me their opinion and they were to answer the question: Have you ever mistreated a student in this class? They were very honest. I loved it. My class didn't feel they could ever"fly solo." (They're right next door to the school office.) Enjoy this book. We did!
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