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The flying Burgowski

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"On beautiful Dalby Island in Washington, Jocelyn Burgowski is turning fourteen and life is starting to suck. Her divorced mom's an alcoholic. Her beloved dad just re-married-to the town librarian, of all people-and her older brother is a butt. Only …

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"On beautiful Dalby Island in Washington, Jocelyn Burgowski is turning fourteen and life is starting to suck. Her divorced mom's an alcoholic. Her beloved dad just re-married-to the town librarian, of all people-and her older brother is a butt. Only Jocelyn's flying dreams keep her going: they seem so real! Then, on her birthday, those dreams come true. Jocelyn flies. Really. Learning her new powers in secret, Joss revels in the freedom we all long for. But when her brother gets in trouble, he and Jocelyn are abruptly bundled off to live with Mom. Now Jocelyn is faced with a choice: must she sacrifice her powers to save her mom? Does The Flying Burgowski have the strength to heal the damage caused by secrets of the past?"--Amazon.

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""On beautiful Dalby Island in Washington, Jocelyn Burgowski is turning fourteen and life is starting to suck. Her divorced mom's an alcoholic. Her beloved dad just re-married-to the town librarian, …"

— Margaret

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