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‘A splendidly readable and optimistic book.’ London Independent [UK]

Seymour is bored and lonely, and running from a gang of kids when he opens a back-lane gate. And there is Angie. She is older than Seymour, confident, cool and alluring, and she treats him with the affection of an older sister. Seymour is captivated—through Angie he is awakened to the fun and adventure in life. But Angie has a dark side—a secret that threatens to destroy her. And as Seymour begins to understand that all is not well he knows he has to help her.

Came Back to Show You I Could Fly is a heartwarming account of an unlikely friendship that shows a very human side of drug addiction.

Came Back to Show You I Could Fly won a Human Rights Award for Literature in 1989. It also won the 1990 Australian Children's Book of the Year Award, Older Readers, and was shortlisted for the 1990 Victorian Premier's Literary Award and the 1990 NSW Premier's Literary Award, as well as named a White Raven book at the 1990 Bologna Children's Book Fair. Say A Little Prayer, the film version, was released in 1993.

‘Hello, where did you spring from, then?’ someone said in a languid, just-woken-up voice and he saw that it belonged to a girl in her late teens, lying on a plastic couch in the sunshine. The voice held no belligerence, but he stared at her in alarm, not knowing how to explain himself.

Robin Klein was born 28 February 1936 in Kempsey, New South Wales into a family of nine children. Leaving school at age 15, Klein worked several jobs before becoming established as a writer, having her first story published at age 16. She would go on to write more than 40 books, including Hating Alison Ashley (adapted into a feature film starring Delta Goodrem in 2005), Halfway Across the Galaxy and Turn Left (adapted into a television series for the Seven Network in 1992), and Came Back to Show You I Could Fly (adapted into a film directed by Richard Lowenstein in 1993).

‘It’s been more than 25 years since Robin Klein’s poignant story of the friendship between lonely, timid 13-year-old Seymour and affectionate, effervescent, but seriously troubled 20-year-old Angie won the CBCA Book of the Year (Older Readers), a Human Rights Award and a White Raven commendation at the Bologna book fair but the novel has, remarkably, retained all its freshness and is surely no less relevant in this era of ice addiction than it was in 1989.’ Adelaide Advertiser

‘This coming-of-age story of finding yourself, helping others and the power of friendship is timeless.’ ReadPlus

‘Angie remains one of the best female characters I’ve ever encountered in YA, because Klein wrote her with so many cracks and complexities. She’s imperfect, but the compassion you feel for her is the most invaluable take-away from the book.’ Danielle Binks

‘The novel was groundbreaking when it was first published in 1989, and it remains fresh and urgent…Perhaps Klein’s greatest achievement is showing Angie through different characters’ eyes and perspectives. With her flamboyant dresses and tattoo of a flying horse on her shoulder, she is a beautiful goddess to Seymour, but her family disproves of her revealing clothes and tawdry earrings. Even though we perceive her flightiness and the recklessness of her choices, we align ourselves with Seymour’s optimistic, but unrealistic, view.’ Australian

Length: 256 pages	Enhanced Typesetting: Enabled	Page Flip: Enabled
Language: English	Age Level: 13 and up	Grade Level: 6 - 9

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“A splendidly readable and optimistic book.” Author: The Independent

“It is masterly...Robin Klein has made what is basically a sad story, with two sad, lost characters, into a hymn of hope and joy...She is truly great.” Author: Ruth Park

“Eleven-year-old Seymour, neglected by divorcing parents, intimidated by the world at large, forms an unlikely friendship with 20-year-old Angie, a charming drug addict on the skids. Angie's scattered but good-hearted attention nudges him slowly out of his shell. Because of this, he won't give up on her, even when her lies are exposed, and she lashes out to push him away. These two lost souls cross paths for one intense summer month of growth and healing. Dino Marnika's sensitive reading brings these intriguing characters to life. His ability with regional accents adds authenticity and flavor. Readers used to swift action might find the beginning slow, but the depth and honesty of this Australian award winner guarantee a rewarding experience.” Author: AudioFile Magazine --This text refers to an alternate kindle_edition edition.

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“A splendidly readable and optimistic book.” (The Independent)

“It is masterly...Robin Klein has made what is basically a sad story, with two sad, lost characters, into a hymn of hope and joy...She is truly great.” (Ruth Park)

“Eleven-year-old Seymour, neglected by divorcing parents, intimidated by the world at large, forms an unlikely friendship with 20-year-old Angie, a charming drug addict on the skids. Angie's scattered but good-hearted attention nudges him slowly out of his shell. Because of this, he won't give up on her, even when her lies are exposed, and she lashes out to push him away. These two lost souls cross paths for one intense summer month of growth and healing. Dino Marnika's sensitive reading brings these intriguing characters to life. His ability with regional accents adds authenticity and flavor. Readers used to swift action might find the beginning slow, but the depth and honesty of this Australian award winner guarantee a rewarding experience.” (AudioFile Magazine) --This text refers to an alternate kindle_edition edition.

ASIN : B01MU2QF1V
Publisher : Text Publishing; 2 Reprint edition (27 February 2017)
Language : English
File size : 1041 KB
Text-to-Speech : Enabled
Screen Reader : Supported
Enhanced typesetting : Enabled
X-Ray : Not Enabled
Word Wise : Not Enabled
Print length : 216 pages

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Ursula

A good sound story for youngsters

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 20 January 2013

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I read this book as a kid, it stuck with me and I just revisited it as an adult out of nostalgia.

The writing is good and evocative of atmosphere. I'm British but I felt I could easily envisage the setting in 1980s Australia and the slang wasn't a problem for me; I knew what the words meant from context.

I liked the fact that the characters were flawed. Angie is glamorous and fun, but she isn't perfect - she isn't always nice to Seymour; they have rows and sometimes she tells him to go away and leave her alone. I don't feel that the book
glamourises drug-taking.

I would, however, like to have had a tiny bit more back story of how Angie came to start taking drugs. We get an impression of a creative, artistic spirit caged in by a middle class but boring family. We are also told that she isn't as clever as her siblings and perhaps feels that her parents don't care about her that much. I don't think all people who take drugs have a 'troubled' childhood, far from it, but it's still not fully clear why she got into them, I think - she's clearly not stupid and does have talent in arts and crafts even if she isn't as scholarly as her sister and brother. It also seems that her parents do genuinely care about her. But perhaps more back story would take too long and is not that relevant in a book aimed at younger readers.

I thought the character of Lynne, Angie's sister, didn't really come alive for me even after she starts to express more emotion, but that's a matter of personal opinion.

In general I really like this book. There isn't a huge amount of plot but it's very evocative of feelings and I think succeeds in getting across an anti-drugs message in a way that's not preachy and acknowledges a lot of complexities.

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