Fly Boy

by Eric Walters

Book Overview

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,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0143176307
• ISBN13: 9780143176305
• Release Date: December 2010
• Publisher: Puffin Books
• Length: 200 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.
• Age Range: 8 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 3 to 7