Flying Solo
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Chapter Book · Ages 10–12 · 1998 · Est. 2.5 hour read

Flying Solo

By Ralph Fletcher

Sixth-graders run their class alone, but a past tragedy threatens their plan.

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144 pages· 24,204 words· Est. 2.5 hour read
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When their substitute teacher doesn't show, sixth-graders take charge, determined to prove they can manage on their own. But tensions rise as Rachel, silent since a classmate's death, faces unresolved grief. As the day unfolds, conflicts surface, testing their unity and resilience. Can they navigate the chaos and confront their emotions before it's too late?

From the publisher

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.

At a glance
Format
Paperback
Pages
144
Words
24,204
Reading age
10–12
Audience
Middle Grade
Lexile
590L
Themes & topics
Books about deathBooks about feelings and emotionsBooks about schoolBooks about teachersBooks about social themes
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Book details

Reading levels
ATOS
3.9
F&P level
~O
Scholastic level
S
AR points
3
AR interest level
MG
AR quiz
32047
Publication
Published
November 1, 2008
First published
January 1, 1998
Publisher
Clarion Books
Edition
Language
English
Type
Chapter Book
Identifiers
ISBN
9780547076522

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