Lizzie Flying Solo is a Middle Grade novel that girls will love. Lizzie faces hard times with her family and friends but learns how to accept herself and trust again with the help of a horse and a community.
This is a heartfelt story, about a family in crisis written with depth and real understanding. The author brings all the characters to life, including the animals. Being a horse lover myself, I admired the accurate portrayal of the horses, horse care and the people at Birchwood Stables.
Lizzie is facing a family crisis that many young girls deal with today; divorce, parental mistakes, losing the home she loves and feeling scared and alone. The author handles the idea of living in a shelter for families with sensitivity and helps the reader to understand and feel empathy for those who might face this challenge.
Lizzie lacks self-confidence and feels ashamed of her family situation and can’t see a future where things get better. That is, until she secretly sees a horse named Fire, who lights her up and touches a desire inside. Despite her situation, Lizzie is determined to make this horse her own.
The book takes us through Lizzie’s journey of secrets, new relationships, her temporary home, and her entry into the horse world. While Lizzie tries to stay positive and determined, this book is not predictable, it has unexpected twists which reflect her new reality and pull at our heartstrings.
Importantly, this book is not just for girls who love horses. Any girl can identify with the passion, courage and determination that Lizzie discovers within herself. And while the horse is central to Lizzie’s focus, this book celebrates the importance of kindness, great teachers and mentors and a solid sense of community. Girls learn true empathy, compassion and accepting oneself by reading this novel.
I strongly recommend this book, it’s an inspiring story, about real issues girls face today. (And some adults will love it too!) It might bring you to tears, but also elicit many cheers!
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A Beautiful and Engaging Book!
I am a fan of the author's previous books and was excited to crack open this newest book. Nanci Turner Steveson's stories are solidly framed in a world that she clearly knows and inhabits. The characters are familiar and accessible...their stories resonant. "Lizzie Flying Solo" will appeal to both boys and girls even though its protagonist is a young junior high school aged girl. Due to circumstances beyond her control, Lizzie loses what is familiar to her (home, family, friends) but discovers community, friendship and selflessness as she comes to terms with her new home situation. It is a beautifully written book and what I most admired about it were the ways in which inclusion and representation were portrayed in small ways that didn't call attention to themselves but are significant in their in their portrayal. I highly recommend this book!
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I am a fan of the author's previous books and was excited to crack open this newest book. Nanci Turner Steveson's stories are solidly framed in a world that she clearly knows and inhabits. The characters are familiar and accessible...their stories resonant. "Lizzie Flying Solo" will appeal to both boys and girls even though its protagonist is a young junior high school aged girl. Due to circumstances beyond her control, Lizzie loses what is familiar to her (home, family, friends) but discovers community, friendship and selflessness as she comes to terms with her new home situation. It is a beautifully written book and what I most admired about it were the ways in which inclusion and representation were portrayed in small ways that didn't call attention to themselves but are significant in their in their portrayal. I highly recommend this book!
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