Flying Free

This series of Country Tales stories by Nicola Davies are complimented by charming and emotive line drawings by Cathy Fisher, the collaboration behind CILIP Greenaway Medal longlisted titles Perfect and The Pond. In Flying Free, Colin lives with his mom and big brother and is in a hurry to grow up. But when his brother gives him an air rifle for his birthday and he shoots a hawk, he soon learns that shooting live creatures is very different to shooting cans on the wall. A powerful tale of growing up and gaining responsibility. One of a series of titles for young people exploring identity and personal and family issues in a rural setting, mediated through interactions with animals and the natural world.

Nicola Davies is an award-winning author whose many books for children include Perfect (longlisted for the CILIP Greenaway Medal 2017), The Pond (chosen in Kirkus Reviews Best Books of 2017), and the Shadows & Light series. She graduated in zoology, studied whales and bats and then worked for the BBC Natural History Unit. Cathy Fisher is a practicing artist. She has collaborated with Davies on Perfect and The Pond.