Almost Flying
(Sprache: Englisch)
In this unabashedly queer middle grade debut, a week-long amusement park road trip becomes a true roller coaster of emotion when Dalia realizes she has more-than-friend feelings for her new bestie.
"Dalia's journey to self-discovery is refreshingly...
"Dalia's journey to self-discovery is refreshingly...
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In this unabashedly queer middle grade debut, a week-long amusement park road trip becomes a true roller coaster of emotion when Dalia realizes she has more-than-friend feelings for her new bestie."Dalia's journey to self-discovery is refreshingly honest, and this entire cast of characters will steal your heart." - Maulik Pancholy, actor and Stonewall Honor-winning author of The Best At It
Would-be amusement park aficionado Dalia only has two items on her summer bucket list: (1) finally ride a roller coaster and (2) figure out how to make a new best friend. But when her dad suddenly announces that he's engaged, Dalia's schemes come to a screeching halt. With Dalia's future stepsister Alexa heading back to college soon, the grown-ups want the girls to spend the last weeks of summer bonding-meaning Alexa has to cancel the amusement park road trip she's been planning for months. Luckily Dalia comes up with a new plan: If she joins Alexa on her trip and brings Rani, the new girl from her swim team, along maybe she can have the perfect summer after all. But what starts out as a week of funnel cakes and Lazy River rides goes off the rails when Dalia discovers that Alexa's girlfriend is joining the trip. And keeping Alexa's secret makes Dalia realize one of her own: She might have more-than-friend feelings for Rani.
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CHAPTER ONEMy heart starts thumping before the video even loads. And then it pounds even harder as Mega Drop Unhinged ( If You Don t Puke, We re Not Doing Our Job! ) comes into view. I can t believe I haven t watched a POV video for this roller coaster before.
The opening shot is a sweeping look at the whole ride. It s taller than every other coaster in the park by a mile, its steel track stretching up into the sky. Human beings shouldn t be able to hurtle through its giant loops and twists and (mega) drops and come out unharmed.
But somehow, we can. And somehow, it s the most amazing thing in the world.
Well, okay, fine. I don t actually know how amazing it is in real life. The truth is, I ve never been on a roller coaster. But I ve watched pretty much every roller coaster point of view video in existence, and that has to count for something.
So, there s that opening shot of the ride, and then the perspective switches so that it s like I m sitting in the front row of the roller coaster. That s what the camera position s like in all POV videos. There s excited chatter behind me, which dies down as a voice crackles over the loudspeaker. Keep your arms and legs inside the coaster at all times. The ride groans, releasing a burst of air. Now, sit back, relax, and try not to think about that Mega Drop!
The roller coaster rumbles and creaks, and we start climbing. I keep my head as close to the screen as possible, so it s almost like I m actually on the ride. In the video, it s a cloudless day and the way we re tilted back makes it feel like we re just going to keep riding up into the sky forever.
But then we get to the top. There are a few seconds where I can t see the track in front of me and I can t see anything below me and it s just blue going on and on and on and there s no horizon and maybe no one else in the whole universe.
... mehr
I want to stay here, in this moment before the drop, a little while longer. So I pause the video.
It really does feel like I m in another world when I m watching roller coaster POVs. It s a world where the sky is always blue and cloudless. Where you re safely flung through the air on a set track with a group of happily screaming riders sitting right behind you.
Most of all, it s like another world because of the whole never-been-on-a-roller-coaster thing.
I know that s super weird, that I watch these videos when I ve never been on one. I first found POVs when I was trying to convince my dad to take me to an amusement park, but that was like a year ago and we still haven t gone. I thought I could use the videos when I presented the idea to him, but I never even made it that far.
I felt guilty about wanting to ask him to take me somewhere so expensive, and somewhere where he couldn t just hop on his computer and send a spreadsheet over to his boss if he needed to, because he always needs to.
I don t want to sound like I m not happy watching POVs, though. Like, they re the best.
But that doesn t matter. Because this ll finally be the summer where I ride anactual roller coaster. I know my dad s saved up a bit of money since last year, and I just need to convince him that it s worth it, even if it is expensive.
And now it s crunch time: There are only three weeks left of the whole summer. Three weeks to make this happen.
I just need a good plan.
The problem is, I m completely terrible at coming up with ideas. Abby was the one who always came up with our schemes, so this is new for me. And if Abby hadn t ditched me, I bet I d already have been to, like, every amusement
I want to stay here, in this moment before the drop, a little while longer. So I pause the video.
It really does feel like I m in another world when I m watching roller coaster POVs. It s a world where the sky is always blue and cloudless. Where you re safely flung through the air on a set track with a group of happily screaming riders sitting right behind you.
Most of all, it s like another world because of the whole never-been-on-a-roller-coaster thing.
I know that s super weird, that I watch these videos when I ve never been on one. I first found POVs when I was trying to convince my dad to take me to an amusement park, but that was like a year ago and we still haven t gone. I thought I could use the videos when I presented the idea to him, but I never even made it that far.
I felt guilty about wanting to ask him to take me somewhere so expensive, and somewhere where he couldn t just hop on his computer and send a spreadsheet over to his boss if he needed to, because he always needs to.
I don t want to sound like I m not happy watching POVs, though. Like, they re the best.
But that doesn t matter. Because this ll finally be the summer where I ride anactual roller coaster. I know my dad s saved up a bit of money since last year, and I just need to convince him that it s worth it, even if it is expensive.
And now it s crunch time: There are only three weeks left of the whole summer. Three weeks to make this happen.
I just need a good plan.
The problem is, I m completely terrible at coming up with ideas. Abby was the one who always came up with our schemes, so this is new for me. And if Abby hadn t ditched me, I bet I d already have been to, like, every amusement
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Autoren-Porträt von Jake Maia Arlow
Jake Maia Arlow is a podcast producer, writer, and bagel connoisseur. They studied evolutionary biology and creative writing (not as different as you might think) at Barnard College. They live with their girlfriend and their loud cat in the Pacific Northwest.
Bibliographische Angaben
- Autor: Jake Maia Arlow
- Altersempfehlung: 10 - 14 Jahre
- 2023, 352 Seiten, Maße: 12,7 x 19,3 cm, Kartoniert (TB), Englisch
- Verlag: Dial Books
- ISBN-10: 0593112946
- ISBN-13: 9780593112946
- Erscheinungsdatum: 21.07.2023
Sprache:
Englisch
Pressezitat
A 2022 Stonewall Honor BookAlmost Flying is a thrilling celebration of all the twists and turns, breathtaking jumps and heart-pounding falls of a first crush. Dalia s journey to self-discovery is refreshingly honest, and this entire cast of characters will steal your heart. Every middle schooler will want to take this ride. Maulik Pancholy, actor and Stonewall Honor-winning author of The Best At It
Fierce and tender all at once, Almost Flying is a soaring roller coaster ride of a book that stole my breath with every heartwarming twist and each empowering turn. Ashley Herring Blake, Stonewall Honor-winning author of Ivy Aberdeen s Letter to the World
A story about the messiness of family, the confusion and awkwardness of a first crush, and the bonds that can only exist between older and younger queer teens. This charming debut had my heart soaring. Nicole Melleby, author of Hurricane Season and In the Role of Brie Hutchens
A delightfully queer-positive and engrossing road trip story. Booklist
While this book contains many elements that are widely relatable, the storyline around exploring sexuality is especially resonant A heartwarming, queer-affirming story. Kirkus
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