"Flexible Wings" is a contemporary middle-grade novel which explores the lives of military children. The book delves into themes of sports, community, and volunteerism as a way to support families through difficult times. In "Flexible Wings," Summer Stevenson is an 11-year-old girl who dreams of swimming competitively like her idol Olympian Lia Neal, but her dreams seem out of reach as she struggles on a new neighborhood swim team while her fighter pilot mom is away on a military deployment.
Award(s)
Mom's Choice Award, Moonbeam Children's Book Awards, and Readers' Favorite Book Award
"Flexible Wings" is a powerful story with a uniquely contemporary military brat heroine and timeless themes of love, family, friendship, and self-acceptance. Japan, Italy, Florida, Texas, Virginia, and South Carolina have all been home to Summer Stevenson, but the challenge of following her...
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