The Boy Aviators with the Air Raiders: A Story of the Great World War by Goldfrap
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"The Boy Aviators with the Air Raiders: A Story of the Great World War" by Captain Wilbur Lawton is a historical fiction novel likely written in the early 20th century. The story focuses on a group of young aviators, particularly two brothers named Frank and Harry, as well as their friend Pudge, who navigate the challenges and dangers of World War I aviation while trying to protect their innovative seaplane from enemy
forces. At the start of the narrative, the boys are in Dunkirk, preparing for an important flight that could demonstrate their seaplane's capabilities to the French government. The opening sets up a tense atmosphere as the boys discuss potential German spies lurking nearby, suggesting that danger is imminent. Each character is well-established, with Frank emerging as the determined leader, Pudge as the comic relief and good-natured friend, and Billy providing a practical perspective; they discover evidence of espionage when suspicious wax is found on their padlock. As the boys ready themselves to safeguard their plane and conduct their test flight, they become acutely aware that they are playing a significant role in the larger conflict of the war, hinting at both adventure and peril that awaits them. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Goldfrap, John Henry, 1879-1917 |
|---|---|
| Illustrator | Wrenn, Charles L. (Charles Lewis), 1880-1952 |
| Title | The Boy Aviators with the Air Raiders: A Story of the Great World War |
| Credits |
Produced by Demian Katz, Roger Frank and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (Images courtesy of the Digital Library@Villanova University (digital.library.villanova.edu/)) |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 76.6 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PZ: Language and Literatures: Juvenile belles lettres |
| Subject | World War, 1914-1918 -- Juvenile fiction |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 45727 |
| ISBN (HTML) | 979-8-238-45727-7 |
| Release Date | May 23, 2014 |
| Last Update | Oct 24, 2024 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 196 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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