100 Paper Planes to Fold and Fly

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Kevin, Dylan’s best friend, is very funny because one morning it was early and Kevin wakes up Dylan just to help him prepare for the championship in Sydney. Paper Planes (Scholastic) was a 2016 Children’s Book Council of Australia (CBCA) Notable/shortlisted for the Adelaide Festival Awards for Literature.

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Reading it through the eyes of a child who doesn’t understand the serious implication of a war at first is a good introduction to a historic/political topic the reader may not be familiar.With clear instructions and eye-catching, well-printed graphics, it walks you through 10 paper planes that fly very well, with fanciful names like the Flying Ninja and the Pteroplane. The boys demonstrate the true meaning of friendship and they work together to overcome the many dangers they face. Starvation, snipers, cannon, bombs, air attacks and murderers were all unleased onto unsuspecting families like Niko's - families who had lived in peace alongside each other for generations; many of whom were willing to still live in peace, never minding who was Muslim and who was Christian. Niko is unable to comprehend the severity of the situation or how his life has been turned upside down because of this war. Make sure you leave a half inch or so at the bottom — you don’t want the top point to evenly meet the bottom edge.

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Sensitive (UQP) is published in Russia and was shortlisted in the 2020 Australian Speech Pathology Awards and is a 2023 IBBY Outstanding Book for Young People with Disabilities. The paper planes he makes and how he has to adjust them if necessary are rather a good metaphor for other things kids need to deal with in life and how they must adjust in different situations. Despite their differences, Niko and Nedim have an everlasting friendship, sealed by their secret handshake and code word.

Most readers would be keen to read a book before seeing the movie and usually, I’m quite particular about it too. The note at the end of the story is very special and I thank Jarko (Niko’s older brother) for sharing his story.

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Webster has made it very easy to become attached and invested in these characters and you hope they survive such horrific situations.The book had a lot to live up to since the main character's name is Dylan but over all Dylan was alright.