Silent Flight Holy Night
by Colin Campbell
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Pub Date Mar 26 2024 | Archive Date May 27 2024
Level Best Books | Independent Book Publishers Association (IBPA), Members' Titles
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Description
YOU CAN FIND HOPE IN ALL SORTS OF PLACES
BUT REDEMPTION ONLY COMES FROM WITHIN
“Father Christmas doesn’t exist, you sad sack.”
Danny Scipio looked at Gary Hingely and felt anger rise inside him. “Since we’re flying to Lapland so these…” He indicated the other orphans in the airport. “Can go meet Santa, it proves just what a slime fest you really are.”
Hingely wasn’t finished. “I know why you’re naffed off. And it isn’t ‘cos you want to see Santa.”
“A bit old for that anyway aren’t we?”
“It’s ‘cos nobody wanted you to come, but they couldn’t leave you behind.”
And that was a truth that Danny couldn’t deny.
The Christmas flight to Lapland for orphans from Delph Hill Children’s Home is an annual event intended to bring good cheer and season’s greetings. The subsequent plane crash in a blizzard brings anything but. It makes headlines in seventeen countries, not because of where it is or the time of year, but because of who the passengers are. Twenty-seven underprivileged children, three social workers, and two teachers. And one thorn-in-the-side who doesn’t want to be there anyway. But with the plane snapped in two, and Danny Scipio tossed out of the tail section, the thorn-in-the-side is the only hope the other twenty-seven have.
A Note From the Publisher
eBook: 9781685126001
Available Editions
| EDITION | Paperback |
| ISBN | 9781685125998 |
| PRICE | $14.95 (USD) |
| PAGES | 188 |
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Featured Reviews
Becky A, Librarian
Silent Flight Holy Night by Colin Campbell follows a group of disadvantaged children and their caretakers when they fly from their group home to Lapland to meet Santa Claus. This is a very realistic story of two older boys who don't get along and the younger kids who are just excited to see Santa. I didn't know what to expect as the story goes back and forth between the visit and the plane crash but everything was very believable and the interactions between the children and the staff were well done. This book could be read anytime but would be a special one to read around Christmas.
Emma G, Reviewer
‘You can find hope in all sorts of places - but redemption only comes from within’ I read this sentence and i must admit that it intrigued me and made me want to read the book!
It was an easy book to read and each chapter pushed me along to the next one and made me want to read more and more. I read it really quickly and couldn’t wait to find out how the whole story unfolded.
The story moves between two timelines, pre and post crash and takes place over 24 hours.
It was a gripping and intriguing read and i really enjoyed everything about it…….
Reuben W, Reviewer
Silent Flight Holy Night is a story surrounding a 14 year old troubled teenager named Danny. Danny lives in a children's home for unfortunate children, sent there when all other care options have failed. The children at this care home have been granted the chance to fly to Lapland to meet the 'real' Santa Claus and ride in a sleigh. But upon their return flight, the plane crashes and Danny is separated from the rest.
This story goes back and forth between post and pre-crash until the two timelines meet up and becomes a more flowing narrative. This wasn't an issue, with the two storylines taking place within a 24-hour period and allowed excitement to build while getting to know the key characters. However, there did feel like a genre shift between the post and pre-crash which was a little jarring but still a gripping read despite this.
The relationships that Danny has in the book, especially with the father-figure Mr. Cox, and his rival, Gary, was my favorite part of this story. Seeing how Danny handles two different forms of communication was intriguing, especially because of the way his traumatic upbringing affects his emotions.
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