The book, Fly Away Home, by Eve Bunting, is about a boy named Andrew who is homeless and lives in an airport with his father. Each day the are very careful not to get caught by anyone. The author, Eve Bunting, chooses to show the story through Andrew’s perspective because readers will perceive a kid more than adults thoughts and feelings; Eve Bunting also chooses to leave out the father’s perspective because if it was told from the father’s perspective, it would have been a more complicated and depressing story; and finally, Eve Bunting chose to show the bird as a symbol of hope for Andrew because it persevered. The author, Eve Bunting, chooses to tell the story through Andrew’s perspective because readers will understand a kid’s thoughts and feelings better than an adult’s thoughts and feelings. In the beginning of the book or on page 5, it says, “My dad and I live in an airport. That’s because we don’t have a home and the airport is better than the streets”. The author makes it clear to the reader that it is from Andrew’s perspective. On the same page, the illustration focuses on a little boy and his father. It makes it clear it is Andrew’s perspective since the quote said, “My dad.” And another example is when Andrew (in the picture) is looking around at the people sadly, on page 30, it says, “Sometimes I watch the people meeting people. ‘We missed you.’ ‘It’s so good to be home.’ Sometimes I get mad, and I want to run at them and push and shout, ‘Why do you have homes
