The Boy Who Could Fly Author:Robert Newman Joey had always been different from other kids. It's one thing to be a genius but with Joey it was something else...he could read other people's minds and communicate with them by projecting his thoughts. For instance, Joey always knew what his teacher was thinking and sometimes would answer a question before the teacher asked it. Or, take the d... more »ay Miss Gregory asked the class a question about beavers. Joey just sat in his seat thinking the answer and poor Miss Gregory said out loud, "Right, that's very good Joey." Well, the class decided right then and there that something mighty peculiar was going on.
Before that day, only Mark, Joey's 13-year-old brother, knew that Joey was special. And now it was up to Mark to protect his 6-year old brother from the people who wanted to use his extrasensory powers for their own selfish ends.
A mystery thriller, a fantasy, and "intriguing philosophy about children who are different." School Library Journal
A masterpiece...on a level with Madeline L'Engle's A WRINKLE IN TIME." --Children's Book News
"Unusual and profound...The questions raised are even more haunting than the story itself." -The New York Times Book Review« less