100 Paper Planes to Fold and Fly

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Him: The guy who threw it 100 metres. I forgot his name. Oh yea, Dylan. Dylan was my favourite character. My sixteen-year-old daughter decided to take the day off school to watch the news as it unfolded. It was mostly repeats of the same terrifying events until the second tower came down and the third plane. She pulled out some grey Mi Tente paper and pastels to draw some flowers that we'd been given: pink carnations with white edges. We watched the news together while she drew. We talked. Paper Planes was released in theaters throughout Australia on 15 January 2015, and on DVD and Blu-ray on 24 June 2015 by Roadshow Entertainment.

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A continuous theme throughout the story is strength and hope, and this is demonstrated by all characters, but especially by the Dobesh and Mujanovic families. These families also prove that differences in religious and cultural traditions should not dictate people’s relationships with one another, or determine who should live and who should die. Despite their differences, Niko and Nedim have an everlasting friendship, sealed by their secret handshake and code word. The note at the end of the story is very special and I thank Jarko (Niko’s older brother) for sharing his story. But it isn’t all fun and games. Dylan has to contend with the school bully, a super competitive fellow paper plane whiz, his first feelings for a girl and his father’s deep depression and withdrawal from life. Dylan has a lot he needs to face before he knows that he’ll be ready to create the best paper plane in the world. The reader feels just as lost, and alone as Niko does, as the world falls apart. From such a normal beginning, things deteriorate. Niko just wants to go to school, but instead he’s trapped inside, with his family – until his sister and brother are forced to serve. Although the protagonist is a child, like in Sonya Hartnett's Of a Boy, this is not a story for children. Not unless you've had to explain war and trauma to a child. If your child has experienced events like those in Paper Planes then this book is a must, to be read with close supervision and support. If your child has a close friend or family member who is suffering as a result of living through events like those in Paper Planes then this book should also be read with close supervision and support.While there are far more advanced paper airplanes, this one, in my opinion, is the perfect balance of complexity and accessibility for the Average Paper Airplane Joe. It has far more folds than the previous two models, and also flies the best and farthest. Pay attention with this one, folks, and the payoff is well worth it. Paper Planes is the story of a 12 year old boy, Dylan Weber, who discovers he has a gift for making and flying paper planes and manages to achieve his dreams despite living in relative poverty in an Australian country town with his father who is suffering from depression. Paper Planes is funny and hopeful, but the issues it looks at are realistic and difficult: Dylan lives with a parent who is unable to cope with loss; he begins to understand what makes a child a bully and he undertakes research and practises to achieve an aim. I think we won't be directly affected. We don't know anyone who was killed. We don't know anyone who will be fighting. The most we'll be directly affected is that petrol prices will go up.' I was mostly right.

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The writing was simplistic, as it tends to be in most middle grade novels, but I was engrossed from the very beginning. I admittedly don't know much about the Bosnian war and I don't tend to read much historical fiction but this book was super easy to read. This novel brings a face to the refugees that come to Australia. They aren’t responsible for their situation (as Niko finds, as he fears he is), and they have so few options. It hurts me to see that the Red Cross and the UN can’t do more. I have never travelled to Sarajevo, Bosnia, but novelist Allayne L. Webster made me feel as though I was there in 1992, alongside Niko and his family, trying to survive the war that ravaged the country. The story outlines the hardships endured by the Dobesh family and their determination to survive.

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The finished Harrier shown below. It has cool pointed wings and has great stability because of the triangle on the bottom. I borrowed the audiobook edition of this book from our local library and listened to it with the kids in the car as we travelled to and from a camping trip over the weekend. My six year old was more engaged in the story than my four year old, but they both enjoyed it and are looking forward to watching the original movie version.

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Simon Weaving of Screenwize called the film, "a wholesome, feel-good tale of a primary school underdog who dreams of getting to the world paper plane championships in Japan." [ citation needed]Jim Schembri of 3AW wrote in his review, "In one of the great career gear shifts in recent memory, Melbourne director Robert Connolly, who gave us such searing dramas as The Bank, Three Dollars, and Balibo, delivers an adorable family film that is uplifting, warm, winning, and most of all, funny." [ citation needed]