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Cargando... Fly Boy (edición 2011)por Eric Walters
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Inscríbete en LibraryThing para averiguar si este libro te gustará. Actualmente no hay Conversaciones sobre este libro. This novel drew me in from start to finish. Although young readers won't learn as much history as is trademark of Walters, I felt thus novel captured the feel of war... fear, sorrow, excitement, nervousness. I was impressed, the plot was action-packed and characters engaging. ( ) Many kids I know love books by Eric Walters. The stories are accessible, invariably told in the first person, and usually focus on a young teen being tested in some way, coming to a big realization, or doing something heroic. Fly Boy is no exception. It is the story of young (underage)Robbie McWilliams, 17, who takes on the identity of an older brother ("Davie" died in infancy but his birth certificate was still kicking around the house)in order to enlist in the Royal Canadian Airforce during World War II. Robbie is determined to be a spitfire pilot but turns out to be exceptionally gifted at navigation. He finds himself navigating for Lancaster Bombers who fly out on night missions over occupied France. Walters doesn't create a lot of tension about Robbie's true identity being discovered, and Robbie's chance to actually fly a plane under difficult circumstances is a tad predictable. Nevertheless, Walters does manage to communicate some valuable information about World War II in narrative form for his young audience. Fly Boy is an okay read (not exceptional). Boys 11-14 would be the chief audience for the book. Iain Lawrence's novel B for Buster is similarly themed but more challenging and skillfully written. I prefer it over Fly Boy. sin reseñas | añadir una reseña
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Historical Fiction.
Young Adult Fiction.
HTML: Robbie's father is a spitfire pilot who was shot down during World War II and is now a POW. At only seventeen, Robbie lies about his identity to enlist in the Royal Canadian Air Force under the guise of going to a boarding school so that his mother doesn't find out. He starts training in Brandon, Manitoba, but after acing all his classes, he's dealt a disappointing blow when he's assigned to be a navigator on a Lancaster. He wanted to be a pilot, just like his father, but the commanders of the air force have other ideas. Robbie is soon on his way to England, where he completes his training on missions bombing German targets in enemy territory. It is during one of these missions that his Lancaster is fired upon and the pilot and many of the crew are shot. It's up to Robbie and his limited piloting experience to save the crew...and himself. .No se han encontrado descripciones de biblioteca. |
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