''The Lark on the Wing'' is a 1950 children's novel by

Elfrida Vipont Elfrida Vipont Brown (3 July 1902 – 14 March 1992) was an English writer of children's literature. She was born in Manchester into a family of Quakers. As a children's writer, she initially published under a man's name, Charles Vipont, which wa ...

. A sequel to her 1948 ''The Lark in the Morn'', it was published by

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Synopsis

After Kit Haverard's father dies, leaving her destitute, she follows her dream of becoming a professional singer.

Reception

''The Lark on the Wing'' won the Carnegie Medal for books published in 1950.Carnegie Medal Winners
at Carnegie Greenaway; retrieved May 29, 2022 ''

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'' considered that Kit's "growth as a woman and as a singer is developed with the same warmth that runs through the first book" and noted the character of singing instructor Papa Andreas as being "particularly rememberable", observing that the "characters tower over the events in their isolated lives."The Lark on the Wing
reviewed in ''

'' issue of March 1, 1970

References

External links

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