Billie Swift Takes Flight

Billie Swift Takes Flight
Iszi Lawrence
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NZ$ 24.99
Paperback
h198 x 129mm - 320pg
2 Sep 2021 UK
International import eta 10-19 days
9781472988171
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A gripping, entertaining and empowering WWII adventure about the women of the Air Transport Auxiliary, perfect for fans of Emma Carroll, Michael Morpurgo and Hilary McKay. The story of WWII starring the brilliant pilots you' ve never heard of. . . the women of the Air Transport Auxiliary (ATA) who battled against the odds to get the air force' s planes to the front lines. When twelve-year-old Billie is out exploring with her pet chicken, she sees a plane crash into a field and is left wondering if the pilot even survived. Determined to find out more, Billie finds a way into the ATA - a group of amazing pilots who defy the odds to get planes from the factories to the front lines - and her life changes for ever. Some of the pilots are men who are too old, or too injured for the air force. But many more are women. Intrepid, inspiring women who show Billie what she might grow up to become. With missions including ferrying turkeys over from Ireland and flying unfamiliar, broken planes, Billie is desperate to help. But piloting fighter planes could turn out to be more than she bargained for. . .
PRAISE FOR THE UNSTOPPABLE LETTY PEGGLetty and her friends and rivals are great characters, as are the real life people she comes across at different times in her adventures. Thoroughly recommended. -- Andrea Reece * Books for Keeps * This book is packed with tiny details of life for an ordinary girl at that time. . . . The plot not only deals with the right to vote for women but also racism, class and the ordinary struggles of friendship. -- Jacqueline Harris * Reading Zone *
Iszi Lawrence is a comedian, podcaster and history presenter, and author of the historical adventure The Unstoppable Letty Pegg. She is the co-host of BBC Radio 4' s Making History and hosts a number of podcasts including the British Museum Membercast. Iszi is a dark blue belt in Japanese style Jiu Jitsu so she also spends time in the week helping to teach both short people (7-11 year olds) and grown ups how to punch her in the face. She dabbles in illustration, plays the guitar, likes cooking, dinosaurs and enjoys keeping fit. She lives in Reading with a poet and two cats.
Status: No local stock, title imported to order
ISBN-13: 9781472988171
Published: 2 Sep 2021
Published In: United Kingdom
Imprint: Bloomsbury Education
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format: Paperback
Height: 198mm
Width: 129mm
Pages: 320

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