Overview
Critically acclaimed Elizabeth Wein returns with a thrilling, female-led aviation adventure set against the backdrop of Hitler’s Germany and the last days of the Nazi regime. Nazi Germany is a dangerous place for a girl with a stammer – and although her father tries to keep her safe, Ingrid can’t help feeling like she’s let him down. But in the air, soaring high as she pilots her beloved glider planes, Ingrid is free and incredibly talented. When she gets the chance to fly in a propaganda tour alongside her hero, Germany’s daring female test pilot Hanna Reitsch, Ingrid leaps at the chance. But through Hanna, she will learn some dangerous truths about Germany’s secret missions and the plans that could change the course of the war to secure victory for the Nazi regime. When everything is at stake, Ingrid must decide where her loyalties lie …
Full Product Details
Author: Elizabeth Wein ,
Ali Ardington
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Imprint: Barrington Stoke Ltd
Dimensions:
Width: 13.00cm
, Height: 1.20cm
, Length: 19.80cm
Weight: 0.220kg
ISBN: 9781781129555
ISBN 10: 178112955
Pages: 136
Publication Date: 04 March 2021
Recommended Age: 8 years
Audience:
Children/juvenile
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Young adult
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Children / Juvenile
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Teenage / Young adult
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Out of stock
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Reviews
"""Readers will be on the edge of their seats"" -- LoveReading4Schools ""Carefully researched and brilliantly portrayed by Elizabeth Wein"" -- Francis Durkin, author ""Intense and thrilling … This book is incredible, full of heart and courage, and will have students gripped"" -- My Shelves are Full, Blog ""Sharing books like The Last Hawk only increases a love of learning about the past"" -- The Great British Bookworm, Blog"
Readers will be on the edge of their seats -- LoveReading4Schools Carefully researched and brilliantly portrayed by Elizabeth Wein -- Francis Durkin, author Intense and thrilling ... This book is incredible, full of heart and courage, and will have students gripped -- My Shelves are Full, Blog Sharing books like The Last Hawk only increases a love of learning about the past -- The Great British Bookworm, Blog
Author Information
Elizabeth Wein is the holder of a private pilot's license, and the owner of about a thousand maps. She is best known for her historical fiction about young women flying in World War II, including the New York Times bestselling Code Name Verity and Rose Under Fire. Elizabeth is also the author of Cobalt Squadron, a middle grade novel set in the Star Wars universe and connected to the 2017 release The Last Jedi. Elizabeth lives in Scotland and holds both British and American citizenship. Visit her online at www.elizabethwein.com.
