Taking Flight

“This book is truly as stunning as it is timely. I read it with my heart in my mouth and was reminded once again of the beauty, resilience and grace of young people.” —Jacqueline Woodson, New York Times bestselling author of The Day You Begin

“With gorgeous language, sweeping illustrations, and an abundance of compassion, this book shares the heartache and hope that bring many families to a new life in a new land.” —Pat Zietlow Miller, New York Times bestselling author of Be Kind

★ “In second-person prose and close-hatched, realistic images, Sheth and Carozzi’s deeply felt tale braids together tales of three young refugees . . . Digitally enhanced graphite illustrations crisply portray the youths’ homelands and individual experiences in a title that spotlights difficult, necessary journeys and ends with images of hope.” —Publishers Weekly, starred review