The Flyers

Beth Turley

• Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
• Year: 2021
• Print ISBN: 9781534476738
• eBook ISBN: 9781534476745

Four seventh-grade girls meet in the big city and learn to embrace new experiences while keeping the best parts of home with them in this sweet middle grade novel—from the author of The Last Tree Town and If This Were a Story.

With the arrival of a glossy, cream-colored envelope in the mail, Elena Martinez’s dreams come true: she’s been chosen for the Spread Your Wings Magazine’s Young Flyers program—a week-long summer internship where she’ll get to learn the ins and outs of working for the most popular teen magazine. She heads to New York City, anxious to get away from her best friend, Summer, who is suddenly spending a lot time with another girl from school and being secretive about it.

Once there Elena meets her fellow Young Flyers: Harlow, who can get to the bottom of any story, Whitney, who has spot-on fashion sense, and Cailin, a social media star with thousands of followers and an eye for photography.

As the four new friends explore the city that never sleeps, each girl brings a piece of home, and a few secrets, with them and learns that no one’s life is as glossy as it may appear. But with courage, teamwork, and lots of passion, there’s no stopping a Flyer.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Title Page
• Dedication
• Acknowledgments
• Interested in writing? Fashion? Photography?
• Chapter One: The Text
• Chapter Two: The Extra Credit
• Chapter Three: The Pickleball Paddle
• Chapter Four: The Letter
• Chapter Five: The Stars
• Chapter Six: The Send Button
• Chapter Seven: The Train Station
• Chapter Eight: The Tappiston Hotel
• Chapter Nine: The Locker Room
• Chapter Ten: The Decision
• Chapter Eleven: The Lifeguard Ring
• Chapter Twelve: The Nail Polish
• Chapter Thirteen: The Disney Adult
• Chapter Fourteen: The Microphone
• Chapter Fifteen: The Headquarters
• Chapter Sixteen: The Donut Hole
• Chapter Seventeen: The Party
• Chapter Eighteen: The Team Meeting
• Chapter Nineteen: The Purpose
• Chapter Twenty: The Check-In
• Chapter Twenty-One: The Big Chair
• Chapter Twenty-Two: The Park
• Chapter Twenty-Three: The Fall
• Chapter Twenty-Four: The Gourmet Experience
• Chapter Twenty-Five: The Aftermath
• Chapter Twenty-Six: The Cave
• Chapter Twenty-Seven: The Profile
• Chapter Twenty-Eight: The Unidentified Teen
• Chapter Twenty-Nine: The New Language
• Chapter Thirty: The Idea
• Chapter Thirty-One: The Departure
• Chapter Thirty-Two: The Return
• Chapter Thirty-Three: The Release Day
• Author’s Note
• About the Author
• Copyright