The Boy with Paper Wings

by Susan Lowell, Paul Mirocha

When a fever confines eleven-year-old Paul to bed, he folds paper to create imaginary playmates and to transport himself into other worlds

Genres: Fantasy, Childrens

200 pages, Paperback

First published October 1, 1995

About the author

Susan Lowell often writes about the Southwest border country in both fiction and nonfiction. Her forthcoming adult short-story collection, "Two Desperados,” returns to the genre of her first book, “Ganado Red.” Her family has lived in the American West since Gold Rush days, and family stories have inspired many children’s books as well as an adult novel in progress called “The Wild West Waltz” (see the story “Two Desperados” for a preview!)
She and her husband divide their time between Tucson, Arizona and a ranch near the Mexican border.

Reviews

[Ljo · Rating 5 out of 5]

I have read this book so many times. Every time I read it I love it more than the last. I love the idea of becoming your toys and what a simple sheet of paper become. I think the first time I read this book I was ill and feverish which worked well with the actually story. I used this book again in high school for geometry class. It has some very cool directions to make paper things. Especially the plane. I used to know how to make it from reading the book so many times. I think I will be reading it again soon.

[Josh · Rating 2 out of 5]

My son had this book and he loves it. He has read it several times. So I picked it up to see if it was any good. But for me it was just ok. I didn't hate, but I didn't like it either. It was a creative storyline and I can understand why my son likes it so much, but for me it just wasn't engaging.

[Sandy · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was such an amazing book. I read it to my youngest son and his friend (not a reader) when we were on vacation. It was magical! I enjoyed it as much as the boys did.

[James Andre · Rating 5 out of 5]

One of my all time favorite books. True it is a children's book, but the imagery and the imagination that it conveys brings it far beyond anything in its class. A true must read!