Awards

• Short-listed for Scottish Children's Book Awards: Older Readers 2015
• Shortlisted for Scottish Children's Book Awards: Older Readers 2015.

Overview

Emilia and Teo's lives changed in a fiery, terrifying instant when a bird strike brought down the plane their stunt pilot mothers were flying. Teo's mother died immediately, but Em's survived, determined to raise Teo according to his late mother's wishes - in a place where he won't be discriminated against because of the colour of his skin. But in 1930s America, a white woman raising a black adoptive son alongside a white daughter is too often seen as a threat. Seeking a home where her children won't be held back by ethnicity or gender, Rhoda brings Em and Teo to Ethiopia, and all three fall in love with the beautiful, peaceful country. But that peace is shattered by the threat of war with Italy, and teenage Em and Teo are drawn into the conflict. Will their devotion to their country, its culture and people, and each other be their downfall or their salvation? In the tradition of her award-winning and bestselling Code Name Verity, Elizabeth Wein brings us another thrilling and deeply affecting novel that explores the bonds of friendship, the resilience of young pilots, and the strength of the human spirit.

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'Wein excels at weaving research seamlessly into narrative and has crafted another indelible story about friendship borne out of unimaginable adversity.' (For Rose Under Fire) -- Publishers Weekly 'A carefully researched, precisely written tour de force; unforgettable and wrenching.' (For Code Name Verity) -- Kirkus Reviews '[A] taut, riveting thriller. Readers will be left gasping for the finish, desperate to know how it ends.' (For Code Name Verity) -- School Library Journal

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. Lauren trained at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School. She is originally from Toronto, Canada, and holds her BAH and B.Ed from Queen's University. Stage credits include Alison in Look Back in Anger, Peter in Peter Pan, Lucy in The Rivals, and W in Lungs. She has also toured internationally as a singer, and recorded Mahler's 8th symphony with Sir Simon Rattle. Maanuv Thiara is a British stage, film and radio actor. He graduated from Bristol Old Vic Theatre School, appearing in numerous productions including King Lear, The Wind and the Willows and Twelth Night. He was nominated for the Carlton Hobbs Award 2016 and was a runner up in the Alan Bates Award 2016. Thiara has also narrated a number of audiobooks including Elizabeth Wein's, Black Dove, White Raven.

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