Books like Flyaway by Lynn Hall
Ariel, a senior in Wisconsin, feels stifled by her father’s domineering rule over her life and over her mother and sister. Faced with growing frustration, she longs for escape and a chance to forge her own path. The story follows her struggle to break free from a controlling family dynamic and find her own identity.
First publish date: 1987
Genre: Children's Fiction/Children's Fantasy
Authors: Lynn Hall
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