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Under a war-torn sky
Elliott, Laura.
Publisher:
Hyperion Paperbacks for Children,
Pub date:
c2001.
Pages:
284 p. ;
ISBN:
0786817534
Copy info:
1 copy available at Rockville Library.
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Summary
When Henry Forester is shot down during a bombing run over France, the World War II pilot finds himself trapped behind enemy lines. In constant danger of discovery by German soldiers, Henry begins a remarkable journey to greedom. Relying on the kind ness of strangers, Henry moves from town to town&mdashtraveling by moonlight, never asking questions, or even the names of the people who help him along the way. Through his journey, Henry gains an understanding of the French and their struggle; and of his own place in a war that will change the face of Europe forever.
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ISBN:
0786817534 (pbk.) : $5.99
ISBN:
9780786817535 (pbk.)
ISBN:
0786807555 (trade)
ISBN:
0786824859 (library)
Personal Author:
Elliott, Laura.
Title:
Under a war-torn sky / L.M. Elliott.
Edition:
1st ed.
Publication info:
New York : Hyperion Paperbacks for Children, c2001.
Physical descrip:
284 p. ; 20 cm.
Abstract:
After his plane is shot down by Hitler's Luftwaffe, nineteen-year-old Henry Forester of Richmond, Virginia, strives to walk across occupied France, with the help of the French Resistance, in hopes of rejoining his unit.
Subject term:
World War, 1939-1945--Underground movements--France Fiction.
Subject term:
Air pilots Fiction.
Subject term:
World War, 1939-1945--Aerial operations Fiction.
Subject term:
Guerrilla warfare Fiction.
Geographic term:
France--History--German occupation, 1940-1945 Fiction.
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