Takeoffs and Landings

By Margaret Peterson Haddix

Subjects: Farm life, Mothers, Fiction, Children's fiction, Brothers and sisters, Family, fiction, Travel

Description: Ever since their father's sudden death eight years ago, Chuck and Lori's mom has spent most of her time on the road as a motivational speaker, leaving them and their younger siblings in the care of their grandparents. But this time their mother has invited Chuck and Lori along for the trip, in an attempt to reconnect with them. Lori is so angry with her mother for her constant absence she can barely look at her, and Chuck, as usual, tries to make himself invisible. From the start the trip seems doomed. But slowly, walls built up over the years begin to show cracks. Laser-sharp glares are finally and painfully turned inward. And in the end secrets are finally revealed -- secrets that will change all of their lives forever.