Icarus and his father have been imprisoned in a maze. They dream of escape, but all they have are some sticks, feathers and wax …

• Gold/Band 9 fiction books offer developing readers literary language and stories with distinctive characters.
• Text type – An retelling of a myth.
• Recap the key events in a reader response spread on pages 22–23.
• This book has been quizzed for Accelerated Reader.