Flying Geese

by Barbara Haworth-Attard

Margaret feels lost and alone, her family uprooted from their beloved Saskatchewan farm and relocated to London, where they're ridiculed for their patched clothes, bare feet and requests for credit at the local store. Only Margaret's unfinished quilt of soaring geese gives her hope-hope that her mother will get out of the hospital with her new baby sister, that her father will find a job, and that they'll soon be able to return to the farm they love.
Set in the era of the First World War in Saskatchewan and Ontario, FLYING GEESE is a beautifully crafted story of courage, joy and resilience in the face of poverty and adversity. Margaret is one of the most compelling female characters to appear in recent children's fiction, made real by an author whose compassion and unsentimental truth shine through on every page.

Genres: Historical Fiction, Canada

Paperback

First published March 15, 2001

About the author

Barbara Haworth-Attard is a native of Elmira, Ontario, presently residing in London, Ontario with her family. June 1995 saw the publication of her first junior novel, Dark of the Moon. Since then she has written twelve novels in the historical fiction, fantasy and contemporary genres for middle-grade and young adult readers. Her thirteenth book, "Forget-Me-Not" a sequel to "Love-Lies-Bleeding" has been out since this Fall 2005 from HarperCollins Canada. Henry Holt and Company released the US edition of "Theories of Relativity" in 2006. This book has also been sold to Editions Thierry Magnier of France.

Awards:
Arthur Ellis Award
◊ Best Juvenile (2010): Haunted

Reviews

[Rhiannon's Reading Corner · Rating 3 out of 5]

I enjoyed reading this story! Although it isn't so well pieced together as some that I have read, it is still a valuable story that will bring up emotions of all kinds. I didn't find the conclusion very satisfying, which is part of the reason for the lower mark. Overall, this was a good book, just not my favourite.

Suggested age 9+

[William · Rating 1 out of 5]

I read this book almost two years ago, in the beginning of Grade Eight. I TOLERATED it at first, but then it got really boring. The ending is so unexplained. It's like the author started writing the book, but forgot about it and just left it. It almost seemed like she'd created such a bad story, there was no good way to end it. So, she just decided not to end it. Simple as that. The ending came from nowhere, and the ending went to nowhere. It just vanished. When I finished it, I legit looked around the back of the book to see if there was more. But there wasn't. NEVER READ THIS BOOK.

This is such a short review. I just have nothing else to say :/

[Jaclyn · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was a really slow moving book. It would have been more interesting to someone
if they were interested in this topic. The time period is during the First World War.