Fly on the Wall

by Joan Raymond

If only he’d known that getting his wish would turn his world upside down!

Alex wants nothing more than to eavesdrop on his parents as they make plans to celebrate his 11th birthday. But when a freak accident turns him into a fly, he discovers the only one who can help him is the family dog, Meatball.

As fly-Alex hatches a plan to make things right, disaster strikes. Now, he must overcome next-to-impossible challenges (as well as a repulsive attraction to rotten food) and transform into a human again before his short fly-life runs out.

Fly on the Wall is a page-turning adventure story filled with humor, heart, hope, and a touch of magic for children 8-12 and reluctant readers.

174 pages, Paperback

Published March 5, 2020

About the author

Joan Raymond was born in Fresno, California, in 1958. She started writing short stories in the fourth grade. At the age of 11, her mother gave her a diary, which sparked her love of storytelling. She submitted her first children's poem in 1980. She also received her first rejection (for that poem) in 1980.

Determined to write, she returned to college at 54 and earned her BA and MA in Creative Writing/English. During that same time, she submitted many of her short stories and was published both in print and online for her works of fiction and nonfiction.
Joan now lives in Bakersfield, California where she teaches creative writing classes and writes novels and children's stories. More information about Joan can be found on her website

Reviews

[Todd Sturgell]

Turning into an insect isn't ALL bad in this humorous tale about a boy fly and his, er, dog

[D.]

A fun story with Alex as a fly. I loved the adventure and fun that he had has he tried to make things right and get back to his human self. A great story.