{"product_id":"came-back-to-show-you-i-could-fly-text-classics-by-robin-klein","title":"Came Back to Show You I Could Fly. Text Classics. By Robin Klein.","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe iconic, much-loved winner of the 1990 CBCA Book of the Year Award for Older Readers, now republished as a Text Classic with an introduction by Simmone Howell.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSeymour 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.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eCame Back to Show You I Could Fly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is a heartwarming account of an unlikely friendship that shows a very human side of drug addiction.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eCame Back to Show You I Could Fly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e 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. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eSay A Little Prayer\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, the film version, was released in 1993.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRobin 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 \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eHating Alison Ashley\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (adapted into a feature film starring Delta Goodrem in 2005), \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eHalfway Across the Galaxy and Turn Left\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e(adapted into a television series for the Seven Network in 1992), and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eCame Back to Show You I Could Fly\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e(adapted into a film directed by Richard Lowenstein in 1993).\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eKlein's books are hugely celebrated, having won the CBCA Children's Book of the Year Award in both the Younger Readers and the Older Readers categories, as well as a Human Rights Award for Literature in 1989 for \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eCame Back to Show You I Could Fly\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. Klein is widely considered one of Australia's most prolific and beloved YA authors.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-body1 mui-style-tgrox\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-body1 detail-label mui-style-tgrox\"\u003eISBN:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e9781925498318\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-body1 mui-style-tgrox\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-body1 detail-label mui-style-tgrox\"\u003eISBN-10:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e192549831X\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-body1 mui-style-tgrox\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-body1 detail-label mui-style-tgrox\"\u003eSeries:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eText Classics\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-body1 mui-style-tgrox\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-body1 detail-label mui-style-tgrox\"\u003ePublished:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e27th February 2017\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-body1 mui-style-tgrox\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-body1 detail-label mui-style-tgrox\"\u003eFormat:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003ePaperback\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-body1 mui-style-tgrox\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-body1 detail-label mui-style-tgrox\"\u003eLanguage:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eEnglish\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-body1 mui-style-tgrox\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-body1 detail-label mui-style-tgrox\"\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e256\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-body1 mui-style-tgrox\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-body1 detail-label mui-style-tgrox\"\u003eAudience:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eChildren\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-body1 mui-style-tgrox\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-body1 detail-label mui-style-tgrox\"\u003eFor Ages:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e10 - 13 years old\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-body1 mui-style-tgrox\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-body1 detail-label mui-style-tgrox\"\u003eFor Grades:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e5 - 8\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-body1 mui-style-tgrox\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-body1 detail-label mui-style-tgrox\"\u003ePublisher:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eThe Text Publishing Company\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-body1 mui-style-tgrox\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-body1 detail-label mui-style-tgrox\"\u003eCountry of Publication:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eAU\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-body1 mui-style-tgrox\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-body1 detail-label mui-style-tgrox\"\u003eEdition Number:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e1\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-body1 mui-style-tgrox\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-body1 detail-label mui-style-tgrox\"\u003eDimensions (cm):\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e2.3 x 12.9 x 19.6\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-body1 mui-style-tgrox\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-body1 detail-label mui-style-tgrox\"\u003eWeight (kg):\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e0.24\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Free by Nature","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47541997666482,"sku":null,"price":15.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0774\/1685\/7778\/files\/CamebacktoshowyouIcouldfly.jpg?v=1780302419","url":"https:\/\/www.freebynature.com.au\/products\/came-back-to-show-you-i-could-fly-text-classics-by-robin-klein","provider":"Free by Nature","version":"1.0","type":"link"}