Prepare to be swept up, up and away on this high-flyingadventure from the queen of historical fiction, Emma Carroll!Winner of the Teach Primary Book Award 2018Shortlisted for the Young Quills Award 2019Nominated for the CILIP Carnegie Award 2019'Carroll, an unstoppable, natural storyteller, lets her imaginationtake off.' THE TIMES'Soaring flight and the power of friendship are to the forein this gripping historical adventure.' THE GUARDIANOrphan Magpie can't believe her eyes when she sees a boy sweptoff his feet by a kite ... or something that twists anddances in the wind.Like her, the boy – Pierre – dreams of flying overthe rooftops of Paris. His family, the Montgolfiers, are desperateto be first to discover the secret of flight.The world looks so different up high and suddenly Magpie knowswhat she wants – to be the first to fly in a balloon abovethe King and Queen of France ... From the bestselling historical fiction author of booksincluding Secrets of a Sun King, WhenWe Were Warriors and Lettersfrom the Lighthouse Discovery meets imagination in this rich and inspirationaltale based on the true story of the first hot air balloon flightover Paris in the eighteenth centuryAn enchanting story of history, adventure, science andfacing your fears
