My Story: The Battle of Britain
Harry Woods, England 1939-1941
- Publisher
- Scholastic Canada Ltd
- Initial publish date
- Sep 2006
- Category
- General
- Recommended Age
- 9 to 12
- Recommended Grade
- 4 to 7
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Paperback / softback
- ISBN
- 9780439938815
- Publish Date
- Sep 2006
- List Price
- $6.99
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Description
Harry Woods joins the RAF during WWII, battling the Luftwaffe during the Battle of Britain. England, 1941.
Sometimes I can't remember a time when I didn't have the roar of engines or rattle of machine-guns ringing in my ears. Sometimes it feels as though I've been a fighter pilot all my life - that I had no life before the RAF, before the War, before the Battle of Britain. But I did. Of course I did. Once I was just Harry Woods, a kid like any other kid. And I suppose that's when my story really begins...
Harry joins the RAF to protect his country, only to be called a coward by those who do not understand the battles raging in the air above. He loses friends and nearly loses his life when his plane goes down in the Channel.
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Contributor Notes
Chris Priestley started his professional life as a cartoonist. He is fascinated by history and has written historical fiction and non-fiction for children, as well as YA mysteries.