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001 125868
020 _a9780192749482
040 _cEscola Canadense de Niteroi
090 _aLEW
100 _aLewis, Gill
245 1 0 _aThe closest thing to flying
300 _a231 p.
_c2 x 0.69 x 7.8 inches
362 0 _a2019
520 _aPresent day: Semira doesn't know where to call home. She and her mother came to England when she was four years old, brought across the desert and the sea by a man who has complete control. Always moving on, always afraid of being caught, she longs for freedom. 1891: Hen knows exactly where to call home. Her stifling mother makes sure of that. But her Aunt Kitty is opening her eyes to a whole new world. A world of animal rights, and votes for women, and riding bicycles! Trapped in a life of behaving like a lady, she longs for freedom. When Semira discovers Hen's diary, she finds the inspiration to be brave, to fight for her place in the world, and maybe even to uncover the secrets of her own past Gill Lewis is the multi-award-winning and best-selling author of novels including Sky Hawk, White Dolphin, and A Story Like the Wind. This is her unforgettable tale of friendship, hope, and finding the courage to fight for what you believe in.
650 4 _aRefugees
650 4 _aWomen's Rights
650 4 _aTime Travel
650 4 _aJuvenile Literature
650 4 _aHistorical Fiction
942 _cBK
999 _c125868
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