Feeling lost and alone in a strange new city, Leelu wishes she could fly away back home her real home where her dad is, thousands of miles away.

London is cold and grey and the neighbours are noisy and theres concrete everywhere.

But Leelu is not alone; someone is leaving her gifts outside her house wonders which give her curious magical powers.

Powers which might help her find her way home . . .

Fly Me Homeis an incredibly moving portrait of one familys struggle to adjust to life in a new country. Full of friendship, family and magic, this stunning novel by Polly Ho-Yen, author ofBoy in the Tower(shortlisted for the Waterstones Children's Book Prize and the Blue Peter Book Award) andWhere Monsters Lie, is a must-read for 9-12 readers.

Praise for Boy in the Tower

'An unusual and very impressive debut'The Bookseller

I loved itBookbag

Praise for Where Monsters Lie

One of the most unusual and distinctive new voices in childrens fictionThe Bookseller

Polly used to be a primary school teacher in London and while she was teaching there she used to get up very early in the morning to write stories. The first of those stories is now a book calledBoy in the Tower. Shes still writing stories and though she doesnt teach now, she still visit schools only now theyre all over the country. She lives in Bristol with her husband Dan who designs the covers of her books.