Pigs Might Fly by Emily Rodda

Pigs Might Fly was the very first Emily Rodda book I ever read. It is still my favourite and reading it made me want to read more of her books.

Rachel is bored. She is stuck in bed sick and desperate for something exciting to happen. Her house is so normal. The only exciting person around is Uncle Sandy— who seems to have wonderful things happen to him all the time. Oh, how Rachel wishes she could have an adventure that the unexpected would occur.

“Maybe it will!” her father said. “And pigs might fly!” But pigs can’t fly. Can they?

This book is just so much fun to read. Rodda really goes to town with all her pig references throughout the story. It’s unique and quirky with just the right touch of sentimentality to make it a book you’ll want to read again and again.

After a visit from the beloved Uncle Sandy, Rachel is whisked away to a land where pigs do fly. It’s a land where young girls can ride on unicorn, a land of weird ‘Unlikely Events Factors’ storms. These storms drive people batty, cause the most preposterous things to happen and take people away to other countries and worlds.

But now that something exciting and unexpected has happened, all Rachel wants is to be is back home. Rachel is determined to find her way back. The only person who might be able to solve the mystery has disappeared. And who was that mysterious outsider anyway?

Emily Rodda has created a beautiful, whimsical world where enchanting and unexpected things happen regularly and where against all odds, and with lots of determination, life is put right again.

Happy Reading!