this Compelling Historical Novel Set During The Second World War Shows That Sometimes Falling Apart Is Only Steps Away From Falling In Love.
lucy Schall - Voya
inspired By Her Father's Lifelong Career In The Royal Air Force (raf), Chan Combines Narrative, Nightmares, And Letters To Craft An Absorbing, Charming Love Story Between A Fourteen-year-old Canadian Girl And A Sixteen-year-old English Boy Training To Be An Raf Pilot. Stephen Dearborn Joins The Service For Glamour, But In His Journey From Enlistment To His Final, Fatal Mission, He Discovers War's Horrors And His Own Heroism. Ellen, The Girl Who Grows To Love Him, Also Faces Grim Truths As She Helps Stephen Fight His Fears And Bear His Grief Over A Fellow Pilot Killed In Training. She Also Sees Her Own Brother Captured, Her Friend Disfigured, And Her Girlfriend, Also Dating A Flier, Pregnant And Alone. Less Sentimental Than Other Wartime Treatments, This Book Provides Masculine And Feminine Wartime Voices That Also Address Women's Rights. Stephen Wills His Savings To Ellen So That She Can Become A Teacher, A Dream She Fulfills, Although Her Father Rejects The Profession As Ridiculous For Girls. When Ellen Tells Their Story And Shows Stephen's Raf Ring To Her Grandson, She Communicates That Young People In Terrible Times Make Purposeful And Responsible True-love Decisions That Change Lives. The Novel Will Appeal To Girls More Than Boys, But It Includes Much About Trust And Heroism For Both. Voya Codes: 4q 4p M J S (better Than Most, Marred Only By Occasional Lapses; Broad General Ya Appeal; Middle School, Defined As Grades 6 To 8; Junior High, Defined As Grades 7 To 9; Senior High, Defined As Grades 10 To 12). 2002, Kids Can Press, 192p,
Categories:
- Teen & Young Adult
- Mysteries & Thrillers
- Mystery & Detective
- Mysteries & Thrillers
Publisher : Kids Can Press
Author : Chan, Gillian
Language : English
Published :2002-08-01
Number Of Pages : 192
Binding : Paperback
ISBN-10 : 1553373502
ISBN-13 : 9781553373506
Item weight : 0.35 lb
Dimensions : 0.6 in x 5.2 in x 7.8 in
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