The Wall and the Wing, Laura Ruby
The Wall and the Wing, Laura Ruby
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The Wall and the Wing

Author: Laura Ruby

Narrator: Renee Raudman

Unabridged: 9 hr 39 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download (DRM Protected)

Published: 03/01/2006

Synopsis

In one vast and sparkling city, everyone can fly. Almost everyone. A few, nicknamed leadfeet, are sentenced by a trick of nature or fate to forever spend their lives closer to the ground. But one night, a girl named Gurl - a leadfoot, an orphan, a nobody - discovers that she can do something much better than fly.She can become invisible. This amazing power will help her uncover the secret mysteries of the city. But even with her newfound talent, Gurl can’t seem to hide from a giant rat man with a taste for cats, a manipulative matron with a penchant for plastic surgery, and a belligerent boy named Bug.Gradually Gurl learns to control her power and teams up with Bug to figure out who and what she is. Their quest will take them on a wild ride through this magical city, where they’ll confront chatty birds and mind-bending monkeys, an eccentric genius with a head full of grass and a pocket full of kittens, and the handsome but lethal Sweetcheeks Grabowski - the gangster who holds the key to Gurl’s past . . . and the world’s future.

About Laura Ruby

Laura Ruby is a Chicago-based writer who is also the author of Lily’s Ghosts, The Wall and the Wing, and Good Girls, as well as short fiction for adults. You can visit Laura online at www.lauraruby.com.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Shipoftheseus

After reading the first eleven pages of "The Chapter Before the First," I told friends that it read like Diana Wynne Jones writing a New York City version of Neverwhere with Douglas Adams sneaking in occasional asides when she wasn't looking. Having now completely the novel, I can state categorically......more

Goodreads review by Hannah

The Wall and the Wing is about Gurl and her friend Bug. When Gurl sneaks out one night to get food, she finds a cat and brings it back to the orphanage. One day Bug comes along one day and they don't get along, but Bug likes the cat. Once the woman who runs the orphanage finds about Gurl's powers sh......more

Goodreads review by Michelle

This was a pretty cute tale about "Gurl" who discovers that she has a strange magical power. Adventure ensues. I enjoyed the quick read however it was not one of those young adult books that is as well-liked by adults. It was a simple story with rather simple morals. Good for reading on the plane, wh......more

Goodreads review by Donna

I've been really into rereading books lately. I read this when I was younger and decided to read it again. It is just such a fun and quirky book about an invisible girl and some weird rat creatures. I can't describe it but I would definitely recommend it.......more

Goodreads review by Jennifer

AMAZING! My 8 year old sister was given this book for her birthday and only just picked it up- she read 80-100 pages a day and finished it in a few days, we could hardly get her attention till she was done! I made the mistake of picking it up to scan the first few pages and see why she was so addict......more

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