Eleven-year-old Cammie Turple grew up with more obstacles than most.
Visually impaired and abandoned by her parents, she was raised by her
tenacious, bootlegging aunt in rural Tanner, Nova Scotia. After Cammie
and her best friend, Evelyn Merry, destroy the local moonshine still,
forcing Evelyn's abusive, alcoholic father to sober up but nearly
killing Evelyn in the process, Cammie convinces her aunt to send her to
the Halifax School for the Blind.
The anticipated follow-up to Flying with a Broken Wing, Cammie Takes
Flight finds Cammie navigating life at her new school, armed with an
envelope with her estranged mother's address on it. Unsure if she can
trust her new friend, Nessa, Cammie enlists her help in tracking to help
track her mother down. Will Cammie finally learn why she was abandoned
and be able to start her new life? Or will she find too many secrets to
count, and realize that she might never put the past behind her?
A heartfelt coming-of-age story, Cammie Takes Flight explores the
values of perseverance, unlikely friendships, and what it means to be a
family.