3B18 FLY AWAY HOME

CHARACTERS:

A boy and his father who live in the airport
The Medina’s
Denny- the boy’s friend

SUMMARY:
The story is about a boy and his father who live in the airport. Ever since his mother died, his father could not afford for both of them to live in an apartment anymore. They came to live in the airport. They sleep in it. They eat in it. They even take a bath in it. But they make sure that they don’t stay in just one place. They keep on moving to avoid the suspicion of the guards. It’s not only the boy and his father who live in the airport. There are the Medina’s too. They have a son named Denny who was the boy’s friend. They offer to carry people’s bags in exchange of money. The father works as a janitor in the government every weekend. When he does that, he leaves his son to the Medina’s. In turn, the boy works hard and saves his money because deep inside he yearns for a home to live in.
This is a tribute to homeless people in the point of view of a child. It’s a heart-wrenching story.

By: Teacher Shulamite