Into the Wind

  • Interest Level: Grade 3 - Grade 6
  • Reading Level: Grade 4

A character-driven novel about the unlikely friendship between a 10-year-old boy and an elderly woman. The old woman badgers the boy into taking her sailing, but when the weather turns bad, it becomes a wild sail. It becomes the last trip before she goes into the hospital where she dies: but not before the two of them share memories of their last sail together. Hazel helps build the boy’s confidence during a tough time in his home life. Both moving and joyful, Into the Wind is a poignant story about loss and love in a boy’s life, and the surprising and sustaining bonds that can grow between the old and young.

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Interest Level Grade 3 - Grade 6
Reading Level Grade 4
Category SEL: A Self-Awareness, SEL: D Relationship Skills, SEL: E Responsible Decision-Making, Social Emotional Learning
Copyright 2021
Publisher Red Chair Press
Imprint One Elm Books
Language English
Number of Pages 192
Publication Date 2021-03-02
Text Type Fiction
BISACS JUV039060, JUV032060, JUV039030
Dewey [Fic]
Dimensions 5.25 x 7.75
Lexile 850
Guided Reading Level U
Features Glossary, Reviewed, Teaching Guides, and eSource

Reviews

Kirkus Reviews

“That Rusty allows himself to be changed by Hazel’s friendship and guidance speaks well of him in a subtle way, and it’s touching to see their mutual caring and compassion. . . . A moving, well-written tale about an unusual friendship.”—Kirkus Reviews