FLY
By Jacob Moore
Published 27th January 2022
A thought-provoking Teen/YA coming of age adventure
“Growing up may be the hardest thing that we do in our lives. Through a fantasy adventure, rooted in real life, I explore my narrator’s battle to grow up and leave the comforts of childhood. It is hard to grow up, and it is up to
those who have gone through the process to acknowledge and respect the process in a way that avoids pandering to the young.” – Jacob Moore
• An engrossing adventure story that mixes a strange alternate fantasy world with the difficult reality of just getting through the day as a
teenager. The first book in a new series.
• A wonderful read for any child aged 12+ that subtly incorporates ideas and techniques that teenagers can use in their everyday lives –
from philosophy to mindfulness.
• Author Jacob Moore is a former English teacher with a masters’ degree in adolescent
development. He has studied, worked with and taught hundreds of young adults over
the years. He is available for interview.
Book bkurb
Will is a normal 12 year old boy. He dislikes school, doesn’t get good grades, thinks about girls, and dreams of escaping his ordinary life by flying away. He is totally unremarkable until he discovers he has special powers which he cannot control and does not yet understand.
With the guidance of his principal, who recognizes his gift, he joins three other ‘special’ classmates on a magical journey.
They travel to a place where reality and time are fluid and change at any moment and they begin to learn how to control their powers for good. When confronted with an evil more powerful than they can imagine, the three classmates cannot escape and Will and his powers alone can save them.
My Thoughts
The main character in this book Will is a preteen. He is very interesting his special abilities make him unique. He doesn’t seem to be like normal kids that age where he acts up a lot or really at all from what I have seen.
A book such as this ticks off all the boxes for me. I love young adult books as they tend to have a lot more unique aspects to the plots and writing especially with the style of this book which is urban fantasy style.
I love the control things with your mind. It talks about a lot and there are so many tricks that are part of what you can do. Telekinesis is great and it seems to be what this book deals a lot with. Which is cool as it is one of my favourite skills you could have.
I can almost feel myself at that age and the way I was treated by my own age group. I really feel sorry for Will and he just seems like such a lonely person.
The book made me very happy as I find the young adult style very attractive especially when dealing with magic and urban fantasy. Very pleased I picked up this book and want to see what is next.
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