Boy Who Could Fly Without a Motor

<p>Jon Jeffers is the loneliest nine-year-old on earth. It's 1935 and he's stuck on a tiny rocky island off the coast of San Francisco with his mother and his lighthouse-keeper father. Jon longs for something more. If only he had a way to escape this forsaken pile of rocks he could have some <em>real</em> adventures.</p><p>Then one morning the irritable ghost of an ancient magician appears on the beach and offers--amazingly--to teach Jon to fly. Jon agrees and at first flying seems to be the answer to his wildest dreams. But then he flies into some serious trouble. . . .</p><p>From the acclaimed author of <em>The Cay</em> here is a sweet funny and outrageous tale of a boy who gets his dearest wish--and then wishes he hadn't.</p>