The Resource The discovery of flight : a novel, Susan Glickman
The discovery of flight : a novel, Susan Glickman
Resource Information
The item The discovery of flight : a novel, Susan Glickman represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Evansville Vanderburgh Public Library.This item is available to borrow from all library branches.
Resource Information
The item The discovery of flight : a novel, Susan Glickman represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Evansville Vanderburgh Public Library.
This item is available to borrow from all library branches.
- Summary
- The Discovery of Flight is a novel in two voices about the relationship between two sisters, the older of whom is disabled by cerebral palsy and only able to communicate with assistive technology (she can control her computer by moving her eyes). It interweaves the fantasy novel sixteen-year-old Libby is writing for Sophie's thirteenth birthday, and Sophie's diary, in which she discusses the deteriorating condition of her older sister. The book's title is also the title of Libby's novel, in which Libby takes the form of a hawk telepathically linked to a girl who, like her sister, is a good artist. Sophie's diary is in fact illustrated with the occasional black-and-white drawings. The sicker Libby gets, the more she retreats into her novel and the less she interacts with the outside world. Though the situation is tragic, Sophie's voice is extremely funny and wry. In addition, through her storytelling, Libby becomes a heroic figure rather than a helpless victim. After Libby's death, the girls' mother presents Sophie with the novel and Sophie writes its final chapter, bringing the voices of the two girls together
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- 1 online resource.
- Isbn
- 9781771335140
- Label
- The discovery of flight : a novel
- Title
- The discovery of flight
- Title remainder
- a novel
- Statement of responsibility
- Susan Glickman
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- The Discovery of Flight is a novel in two voices about the relationship between two sisters, the older of whom is disabled by cerebral palsy and only able to communicate with assistive technology (she can control her computer by moving her eyes). It interweaves the fantasy novel sixteen-year-old Libby is writing for Sophie's thirteenth birthday, and Sophie's diary, in which she discusses the deteriorating condition of her older sister. The book's title is also the title of Libby's novel, in which Libby takes the form of a hawk telepathically linked to a girl who, like her sister, is a good artist. Sophie's diary is in fact illustrated with the occasional black-and-white drawings. The sicker Libby gets, the more she retreats into her novel and the less she interacts with the outside world. Though the situation is tragic, Sophie's voice is extremely funny and wry. In addition, through her storytelling, Libby becomes a heroic figure rather than a helpless victim. After Libby's death, the girls' mother presents Sophie with the novel and Sophie writes its final chapter, bringing the voices of the two girls together
- Cataloging source
- Midwest
- http://bibfra.me/vocab/lite/collectionName
- hoopla (Digital media service)
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1953-
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Glickman, Susan
- Dewey number
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- C813/.54
- 813/.54
- Index
- no index present
- Literary form
- fiction
- Nature of contents
- dictionaries
- Series statement
- Inanna young feminist series
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Sisters
- Cerebral palsied
- Fantasy fiction
- Sisters
- Cerebral palsied
- Fantasy fiction
- Target audience
- adult
- Label
- The discovery of flight : a novel, Susan Glickman
- Link
- Carrier category
- online resource
- Carrier category code
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- cr
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier.
- Color
- multicolored
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent.
- Control code
- MWT12383418
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- 1 online resource.
- Form of item
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- online
- electronic
- Governing access note
- Digital content provided by hoopla
- Isbn
- 9781771335140
- Isbn Type
- (electronic bk.)
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia.
- Media type code
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- c
- Publisher number
- MWT12383418
- Specific material designation
- remote
- Stock number
- 12383418
- System details
- Mode of access: World Wide Web
- Label
- The discovery of flight : a novel, Susan Glickman
- Link
- Carrier category
- online resource
- Carrier category code
-
- cr
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier.
- Color
- multicolored
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent.
- Control code
- MWT12383418
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- 1 online resource.
- Form of item
-
- online
- electronic
- Governing access note
- Digital content provided by hoopla
- Isbn
- 9781771335140
- Isbn Type
- (electronic bk.)
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia.
- Media type code
-
- c
- Publisher number
- MWT12383418
- Specific material designation
- remote
- Stock number
- 12383418
- System details
- Mode of access: World Wide Web
Library Locations
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Central LibraryBorrow it200 SE Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., Evansville, IN, 47713, US37.971461 -87.565988
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