The Wall and the Wing | 
 enlarge | Author: Laura Ruby
Publisher: Eos
Category: Book
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Sales Rank: 498532
Media: Paperback
Reading Level: Ages 9-12
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 336
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.5
Dimensions (in): 7.4 x 4.9 x 0.9
ISBN: 0060752572
EAN: 9780060752576
ASIN: 0060752572
Publication Date: June 1, 2007
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Product Description
A few, nicknamed leadfeet, are forced to forever spend their lives closer to the ground. But one night, a girl named Gurl—a leadfoot, an orphan, a nobody—discovers that she can do something much better than fly. She can become invisible. Along with a new friend, a boy named Bug, Gurl begins a quest that takes her on a wild ride through the magical city, all the way to the handsome but lethal Sweetcheeks Grabowski—the gangster who holds the key to Gurl's past . . . and the world's future.
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 Awesome...but mature... June 18, 2008
This book was fun, quick paced, and intelligently written. I loved it! However, as a teacher I would be apprehensive about introducing my students to it, if they are not a "mature audience." Although the reading level is about fourth grade (+/-), it is packed with figuritive language and satirical elements that make it fun for the adult reader. The problem is, that for young readers, it really depends on what they have already been exposed to and what they can handle. They may all but miss the scene where the orphans break into a plastic surgeon's office and look through the computer. Bug, a savy male orphan, notes the list of high profile patients stating, "I knew those were fake!" Other mature siuations might include the moment when Sweetcheeks Grabowski (a high level, pretty boy type of gangster) remembers back on his family, noting that his faither smelled of stale beer. Hilarious, high level, but only for kids that already have this level of life experience.
 people are flying May 14, 2008
its a great book. people know how to fly. But one girl can't and doesn't want to, but she can go invisible. With her new friend they have a great adventure.
What a Romp! November 8, 2007
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
This book is just plain fun. It's got: a strange old man with grass where his hair should be, orphans in a dreadful and hopeless orphanage, human-sized rats, the Richest Man in the World, flying people and people who can become invisible. All thrown into a wonderful, magical city. And did I mention the cats? Lots of cats and one very special cat. Cats who save the day.
This book really is great fun. But caught up in that fun are characters that you really care about...and some that you really, really dislike!
Get it. Read it. Have some fun.
Unbelievably believable characters! March 28, 2007
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
A story full of imagination! Beautiful and complete characters and crazy facts all with a purpose. Monkeys, cats, professors, criminals, magic hands, leadfoots, WINGS and WALLS. The magnificent details and atmosphere of a city like New York in a strange future, makes you feel that the city itself is the protagonist of the story... Comparing this book with Harry Potter on the cover is useless marketing that such a great book does not deserve.
(sorry for my english I'm not a native speaker)
antonis, author of children's books, greece
 The Wall and the Wing July 28, 2006
3 out of 10 found this review helpful
I don't normally read this type of fantasy, but this is one my youngest brother got so I read it. The Wall And The Wing is about a future society (New York where people can fly). Well everyone can fly except Gurl, an orphan who rummages for food in the garbage most nights. Her life changes when she learns she can turn herself invisible, and she uses this power to do all sorts of nastiness.
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