The Girl Who Could Fly is a slowly unfolding adventure. The story begins with Piper McCloud, a young girl living a simple life on the family farm. That is of course until she discovers that she has the ability to fly. Piper takes to the sky and is so awed by what she sees and experiences there that it is difficult to give up the feeling, even though her parent disapprove. Piper is asked repeatedly to keep two feet on the ground, but she can't help herself and ends up at an institution for other kids with exceptional abilities. There she makes interesting new friends both human and animal. The book centers on the basic question of "Who can you trust?" Just when Piper thinks she got it figured out, something else happens.

One thing that I really liked about this novel is that even though it include a lot of sci-fi/fantasy elements, Piper still felt like a real person to me. She was feisty and feeling, stubborn and compassionate.
I do think Stephanie Meyer said it best when describing this book as "part Little House on the Prarie and part X-men."