The Fledgling

Written by Jane Langton · Illustrated by Erik Blegvad

Book #4 in the Hall Family Chronicles series

A girl defies gravity, leaping rooftops, as a mysterious goose visits nightly.

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224 pages· 40,081 words· Est. 5.5 hour read· 800L

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Bookroo's summary

Georgie Hall is determined to prove she can fly, despite her stepcousins' doubts. After soaring from a porch to a rooftop, her peculiar ability seems real. As a mysterious Canada goose visits her window each night, Georgie's family begins to question the limits of her powers. What secrets does the goose hold, and how far will Georgie go to uncover the truth?

From the publisher

If there’s one thing Georgie Hall has always been, it’s determined.So when her stepcousins Eleanor and Eddy tell her that she can’t fly, Georgie doesn’t get discouraged – she just tries harder She feels a peculiar lightness when she leaps from the top of the staircase, and is even more certain of her seemingly impossible ability when she jumps from the porch and soars to the rooftop before landing safely on the ground. And now that a mysterious Canada goose is visiting Georgie’s window on a nightly basis, the Hall family begins to wonder just what Georgie is capable of….