LIBBY MONDAY, APRIL 30 This is going to be the best sunrise ever. All the characters find ways to encourage each other, be less alone, and connect.”- Booklist, starred review About the Author Braden sensitively demonstrates how isolating it can be to live with people who, despite good intentions, force their children to fulfill expectations that run counter to their own senses of self. The balance between urban and rural as well as popular and uncool promotes the value of building a network in this striking entry.”- School Library Connection, starred review * “The narrative develops each individual’s story, gradually providing clues about their homes, families, and schools. A great read aloud for classrooms that are dealing with bullying in any form as well as an inspiration for sharing art. This includes an understanding of how treating those who identify as transgender with respect is just another way of appreciating and celebrating our differences. Braden takes these disparate threads and weaves them together in a way that will not just appeal to young readers but will lead to an empowering acceptance of themselves. *LIT Lessons participates in the Amazon Associate Program and earns a fee from qualifying purchases made on the site.* “Four narrators spread across small towns in Vermont and the city of Seattle establish meaningful connections in this highly satisfying examination of the power of small, positive actions. Starfish by Lisa Fripps (Character Connections, Themes).Posted by John David Anderson (Character Connections, Themes).Palacio (Character Connections, Themes, Plot Structure) In parenthesis are the specific aspects students could explore when synthesizing across the texts.
The following are great books to pair with Flight of the Puffin. The list below outlines topics that will enrich your students’ understanding of the novel. Book Club or Book Exchange – Share the novel with students that enjoy reading realistic fiction and books about the power of kindness.Morning Meeting or SEL Groups – Use the novel as a way to have students connect with one another and support each other in positive ways.Thank you to Edelweiss+ and publisher, Nancy Paulsen Books, for an eARC of this book. It has the potential to be an avenue for thoughtful reflection and subsequent action. It also means the Flight of the Puffin would make the perfect novel for morning meeting time or class periods focused on social-emotional learning.
In addition, the potential for students to use its message to motivate a social activism project gives reason to include the book in classroom curriculums. Its quick pace will pull readers through the story even as its plot gives reason to pause for one of its many opportunities for discussion. Once started, educators and students alike will be eager to finish reading Flight of the Puffin. Other elements of the story are cobbled together, but that idea resonates and remains prominent, ringing loud and true. It shows how simple acts of kindness can change lives, hearts, and minds. Despite this limitation, the Flight of the Puffin conveys a powerful, important message. As a result, the characters, especially T, are woefully underdeveloped. Plus, with action driving the plot at a speedy pace, readers are left feeling as though these amazing young people are simply contrived.
It’s a testament to Braden they are worth knowing because even in a short time it’s evident the characters are interesting, unique, and awesome. Everyone is met, but it’s harder to truly know them. Yet, that quickness comes at the expense of exploring each characters’ depth and complexity.
The alternating perspectives in Ann Braden’s Flight of the Puffin make for a quick read. In Flight of the Puffin, Libby helps them all, including herself, by simply putting a little kindness into the world. T, a nonbinary young person, is homeless after being kicked out of an unaccepting home. Vincent is incessantly picked on about his clothes and interests. Jack wants to save his school, but as he tries, he struggles to understand and accept the need for gender-neutral bathrooms. Libby desperately wants to break free from her family’s reputation, a reputation that they’re bullies.
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