Book where MC can fly

[Ceilidh]

Lately I've been looking for a book with a flying main character. Young adult or middle grade preferred. They can fly using physical or magical wings, or just have the power to "float" directionally.

Examples include:
Peter and the Starcatchers
Wings: A Fairy Tale
Raising Dragons (she's not the main character, but...)
Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children (I guess Olive counts?)

Thanks for your suggestions!

[Rosa]

The Girl Who Could Fly
The Palace of Laughter

[Lobstergirl, au gratin]

It's for adults but On Wings of Song. The protagonist is a teenager when the book starts.

[Rosa]

Flyte
Ghosts can fly in all of the Septimus Heap books.

[Ceilidh]

Rosa wrote: "The Girl Who Could Fly
The Palace of Laughter"

Loved those! Although I read GWCF two years ago, and POL even longer...

[Ceilidh]

Rosa wrote: "Flyte
Ghosts can fly in all of the Septimus Heap books."

I don't know why, but I can't stand the Septimus Heap books. Maybe it's all the bold text.

[Justin]

i just read a book called Skyborn by david dalgish and it was pretty good. It takes place on floating islands where some people can harness elements and use mechanical wings to fly. I dont think it fits into the ya or middle grade though. I sometimes find it hard to place exactly what "level" books are supposed to go into lol.

[Ceilidh]

Justin wrote: "i just read a book called Skyborn by david dalgish and it was pretty good. It takes place on floating islands where some people can harness elements and use mechanical wings to fly. I dont think it..."

Me too, the best books don't have a category. I am requesting MG or YA because usually the books that "belong" in those categories have no (or at least minor) cursing, which I appreciate. Also, I tend to steer clear of so-called "mature themes."

[Justin]

Ceilidh wrote: "Justin wrote: "i just read a book called Skyborn by david dalgish and it was pretty good. It takes place on floating islands where some people can harness elements and use mechanical wings to fly. ..."

you might actually like Skyborn then, i can remember little to no cursing. It does get a bit cliche with the characters but all in all it was quite a good read. It revolves around a brother and a sister.

[Nente]

There's Year of the Griffin: (view spoiler)[the griffins and humans are siblings, via magical-genetic engineering kind of thing. And obviously griffins fly. (hide spoiler)]

[Ceilidh]

Nente wrote: "There's Year of the Griffin: [spoilers removed]"

Thanks! I read it; DWJ is my favorite author!

[Peter]

Wearing the Cape: A Superhero Story by Marion G Harmon is set in a world where super-powered people started popping up in the near past. The main character is a college freshman named Hope who gains super strength, super toughness, super senses and the ability to fly. Her power set is called "Atlas," after the first supherhero in this world to develop that particular suite of powers, and because calling it "Superman" powers would get the author sued by DC. The book is about Hope learning to become a superhero in her own right and becoming involved in a fight for the future of mankind between two dueling time travelers. If superheroes interest you at all, I highly recommend it.

Astro City, Vol. 1: Life in the Big City by Kurt Busiek is a collection of his superhero comic series. The first issue is about another Superman knock-off named Samaritan. Without spoiling it, his ability to fly plays a big part of the story, which is both inspiring and depressing. The whole series is fantastic, if you're a fan of old school superhero comics.

Airman by Eoin Colfer is about a young man who is sent to a horrible island prison when he's framed for treason. He builds himself a contraption that allows him to fly in order to escape and clear his name, as one does.

[Patricia]

One of the main characters of The Oaken Throne is a bat named Vesper, who of course flies by using his wings.

[Natasha]

Mail Order Wings by Beatrice Gormley is one that's stuck in my memory over the years.

[Steph (loves water)]

No Flying in the House by Betty Brock

[Ceilidh]

Thank you!
More: The Wall and the Wing & Sensation

Also Blackbringer

[Ann aka Iftcan]

Black and Blue Magic the mc is able to grow wings by using a magic potion given to him by a magical salesman. I enjoyed the book, my daughter enjoyed the book and both of my grandsons enjoyed the book, so hopefully you'll like it too.

[Pamela]

The Fledgling by Jane Langton The Fledgling

The Maximum Ride series by James Patterson, starting with The Angel Experiment The Angel Experiment

And, depending on your definition of "fly", The Ship Who Sang by Anne McCaffrey might fit. The MC is a cyborg, with a spaceship for a body. It's a great read anyway. The Ship Who Sang

[Kaion]

The Cloud Roads

[Rosa]

Try "If I Had the Wings of an Angel", in the collection 2041: Twelve Short Stories About the Future by Top Science Fiction Writers.

[Pamela]

Jonathan Livingston Seagull by Richard Bach Jonathan Livingston Seagull

[Ceilidh]

Thanks for all the suggestions! I compiled them into a list. Please add to it!
https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/1...

[Lauren]

Wings
A Court of Wings and Ruin Although this is a third book in a series there is some flying in the previous books but this one has a lot

[Ceilidh]

Lauren wrote: "Wings
A Court of Wings and Ruin Although this is a third book in a series there is some flying in the previous books but this one has a lot"
Thanks Lauren! I'll add those to the list.

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Eh not sure, but just throwing this out there: & what I first thought:

[☯ DαякєηRнαℓ ❛ ᶜʳᵒᵘᶜʰᶤᶰᵍ ʰᵘᵐᵃᶰ ; ʰᶤᵈᵈᵉᶰ ᵗᶤᵗᵃᶰ ❜]

Oh and also this I guess:

[Rosa]

Wings: A Fairy Tale

[Michele]

My top rec would be Sharon Shinn's excellent Samaria series (first one is Archangel), set in a world where a subset of humans are able to fly.

Black and Blue Magic is about a boy who flies with the aid of a magic ointment.

When We Have Wings is a sci fi/dystopia where the rich can afford wings.

Catwings is a lovely and touching story about cats who can fly :)

If you feel like dipping into nonfiction, you might try H is for Hawk.

[Michele]

Pamela wrote: "Jonathan Livingston Seagull by Richard Bach Jonathan Livingston Seagull"

Oh yes!! Such a great book :)

[Michele]

Oh, and then there are all the Pern books by Anne McCaffrey, where the main characters are dragonriders telepathically linked to their flying mounts. Dragonflight would be a good one to start with.

[Rosa]

The People Could Fly: The Picture Book

[Ceilidh]

Thank you everyone!

[☯ DαякєηRнαℓ ❛ ᶜʳᵒᵘᶜʰᶤᶰᵍ ʰᵘᵐᵃᶰ ; ʰᶤᵈᵈᵉᶰ ᵗᶤᵗᵃᶰ ❜]

Welcome ^·^

[Michele]

Don't know if this has been mentioned, but People of the Sky just came up in another thread.

[Rainbowheart]

Wings
Mail-Order Wings

[MJ]

Nightbird
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1...

[Rainbowheart]

The Summer Birds
No Flying in the House
The Things With Wings

[Rainbowheart]

Bird
Birdwing
Night Flying
Growing Wings
The Boy Who Could Fly
The Strange Gift of Gwendolyn Golden
The Boy Who Could Fly Without a Motor

[Julia]

Pamela wrote: "Jonathan Livingston Seagull by Richard Bach Jonathan Livingston Seagull"

Seconded!

[Julia]

Can authors list their own book if it matches your description, or is that considered spam?

[Lobstergirl, au gratin]

Julia wrote: "Can authors list their own book if it matches your description, or is that considered spam?"

Thank you for asking. We don't allow author self-promotion in this group.

[RabbitMilitia]

Coincident :)

[Justanotherbiblophile]

Hate to break the 42 barrier, but: Lifter

[Donna]

Maximum Ride by James Patterson ~ main characters are human-avian hybrids and have feathered wings

Wings of Fire by Tui T. Sutherland ~ characters are dragons

Young Justice (1998) ~ Superboy and Wonder Girl can both fly

[Human]

The Guardians of Ga’hoole series ❤️🦉

[Anh]

Skyward
Peter Pan of course.

[Julia]

RabbitMilitia wrote: "Coincident :)"

Thank you for recommending this! 😁