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The Closest Thing to Flying

Author: Lewis, Gill

Reading Metrics

Grade Level Middle Grades (MG 4-8)
Book Level 4.3
Points 5.0
Fiction/Nonfiction Fiction
Word Count 35448
Points per Word 0.000141

Description

Semira finds a diary written by a girl named Hen, over a hundred years ago. Within its pages, Hen's words bring comfort and inspire courage in Semira, leading her to fight for her place in the world, and even uncover secrets from her own past.