How to Fly with Broken Wings

By Jane Elson

Subjects: Asperger's syndrome, Autism, juvenile literature, Autism, Juvenile fiction

Description: 'If Finn Maison shouts jump you jump or you are dead.' Willem would like to make friends but all the other boys ever do on the Beckham Estate is make him jump off his desk - and now the wall. As his toes teeter on the edge, Sasha Bradley gives him a tiny little wink. Might she become his friend? Terrorised by Finn and his gang the Beckham Estate Boyz, Willem has no choice but to jump. As he flies through the air he flaps his arms, wishing he could fly and escape into the clouds. Instead he comes crashing down and breaks his ankle. Sasha, angry with herself for not stopping Finn and his Boyz, is determined to put things right. And soon, while the gangs riot on their estate, Willem and Sasha form an unlikely friendship. Because they share a secret. Sasha longs to fly too. And when Magic Man Archie arrives with stories of war-flying spitfires, he will change the lives of the kids on the Beckham Estate for ever. And perhaps find a way for Willem and Sasha to fly ...