The Wall and the Wing

By Ruby, Laura

Publishers Summary:
In a future New York where most people can fly and cats are a rarity, a nondescript resident of Hope House for the Homeless and Hopeless discovers that although she is shunned as a "leadfoot," she has the surprising ability to become invisible.

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ISBN
978-0-06075-256-9
Publisher
New York : Eos, c2006.


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School Library Journal

Reviewed on February 1, 2006

Gr 5-8 In a New York City of the future, almost everyone can fly -except for leadfoots like 12-year-old Gurl, an orphan at the Hope House for the Homeless and Hopeless. When she sneaks out one night to rummage for food, she discovers that she can make herself invisible. When Mrs. Terwiliger, the matron who runs the institution, finds out about Gurl -s ability, she blackmails her into stealing clothing and perfumes and into fixing a $20,000 plastic surgeon bill by hacking into his ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

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