Children's Fiction Survival Stories
Flight from Big Tangle
- Publisher
- Orca Book Publishers
- Initial publish date
- Jan 2003
- Category
- Survival Stories, Aviation, Self-Esteem & Self-Reliance
- Recommended Age
- 9 to 12
- Recommended Grade
- 4 to 7
- Recommended Reading age
- 9 to 12
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eBook
- ISBN
- 9781554696208
- Publish Date
- Jan 2003
- List Price
- $6.99
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Description
Kaylee used to love to fly. With two pilots for parents, how could she not? But when her father's plane goes down and neither the wreckage nor his body is found, she develops a terror of flying. She is too afraid to convince her mother to take her back to the Caribbean to search for her father. And she is haunted by fear whenever her mother goes up to fight fires in a water bomber. Kaylee escapes her fear and her grief on treks with her dog, Sausage, through the forest, the Big Tangle, near her home. But, one day, fire follows her into the forest and events conspire against her until the only escape is resting on pontoons at the dock on Booker Bay.
About the author
Anita Daher draws writing inspiration from the many places she's been blessed to spend time which include Summerside, PEI; Yellowknife, NT; Churchill, MB; Baker Lake, NU and Sault Ste. Marie, ON. She's been entrenched in the book publishing industry for several years writing books, articles and reviews, leading workshops and presentations, and has worked on the publishing end of things as a marketing director. Previous occupations include flight service specialist, radio broadcaster, lunch truck driver, and grave-plot salesperson. She likes writing best, as she never has to take off her slippers, can wear a funny hat, and can hold conversations with the statues and stuffies that keep her company.
Anita holds memberships in The Writers' Union of Canada, The Canadian Children's Book Center, The Manitoba Writers' Guild, The Saskatchewan Writers Guild, and was a founding member of the Territorial Writers Association. When she's not writing, she likes to spend time baking, playing her guitar (badly), and turning her backyard garden into a haven for neighbourhood bunnies. Anita currently resides in Winnipeg, Manitoba, with her husband, two daughters, a basset hound, and a Westfalia camper van named Mae.
Books with Orca: Flight from Big Tangle (2002), Flight from Bear Canyon (2004), Racing for Diamonds (April, 2007), Poachers in the Pingos (2008), On the Trail of the Bushman (2009).
For information on school presentations and workshops visit Anita's website: http://www.anitadaher.com.
Awards
- Commended, Canadian Toy Testing Council (CTTC) Great Books
- Nominated, Saskatchewan Young Readers' Choice Awards - Diamond Willow
- Short-listed, Canadian Library Association (CLA) Book of the Year for Children
Excerpt: Flight from Big Tangle (by (author) Anita Daher)
"Come on Sausage!"Kaylee whistled, and patted her leg again. "Come ON Sausage!" she cried. "We've got to go NOW!"
Sausage took one step forward, then backed up, whining.
Kaylee heard a reverberating CRACK, and turned, startled. A tall, blazing tree splintered across the lane. Before Kaylee could react, the flames roared across Jack’s property, licking up and over the frame of his house.
Editorial Reviews
"Should be a book that attracts and interests a wide variety of readers."
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"Guaranteed to keep a young reader on the edge of his/her chair."
"A great adventure story."
CM Magazine
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Peanut Butter And Chaos
The Mythic Adventures of Samuel Templeton
You Don't Have To Die In The End
Forgetting How to Breathe
Forgetting How to Breathe
Stories of Hope, Resilience and Life After Gangs
On the Trail of the Bushman
Poachers in the Pingos
Two Foot Punch
Racing for Diamonds
