Classics Made Modern: Flight by Sherman Alexie
Book Discussion
2026-11-17 11:00:00
2026-11-17 12:00:00
America/Chicago
Classics Made Modern: Flight by Sherman Alexie
Discuss classic titles with other readers. Bring a snack or get lunch at the Millennium Cafe after. Join the Facebook group or contact Lissa at classicsmodern@tscpl.org with questions.
Topeka and Shawnee County Public Library - Claire's Sunroom
Tuesday, November 17
11:00am - 12:00pm
Topeka and Shawnee County Public Library
Claire's SunroomDiscuss classic titles with other readers. Bring a snack or get lunch at the Millennium Cafe after. Join the Facebook group or contact Lissa at classicsmodern@tscpl.org with questions.
Read the book or the ebook or listen to the audiobook
Flight by Sherman Alexie
A powerful, fast, and timely story of a troubled foster teenager-a boy who is not a "legal" Indian because he was never claimed by his father-who learns the true meaning of terror. A fearless novel about a lost boy in search of his identity, this is the third novel by National Book Award winner Sherman Alexie.
About to commit a devastating act, young "Zits" finds himself shot back through time on a shocking sojourn through moments of violence in American history. He resurfaces in the form of an FBI agent during the civil rights era, inhabits the body of an Indian child during the battle at Little Big Horn, and then rides with an Indian tracker in the nineteenth-century before materializing as an airline pilot jetting through the skies today. When finally, blessedly, our young warrior comes to rest again in his own contemporary body, he is mightily transformed by all he has seen.
Check for availability of print copies through the library, ebook through Libby, or ebook and audiobook versions through Hoopla. Audiobook is around 4.5 hours.
Alternative meeting time to discuss this title on Zoom is 2 pm, Wednesday, November 18, 2026
Get involved online
Interact with other readers by posting and commenting on the Classics Made Modern Facebook group.
Email classicsmodern@tscpl.org to receive occasional updates about upcoming titles, author background, discussion questions and more!
Check the upcoming schedule for future dates and titles!
AGE GROUP: | Adults |
EVENT TYPE: | Books/Authors/Writing |
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