Going Solo
Penguin Young Readers Group · Paperback · January 22, 2009
From the bestselling author Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and The BFG comes an autobiographical account of his exploits as a World War II pilot!
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- Who it’s for
- Roald Dahl’s wartime memoir pairs perilous encounters with the vivid voice of a born storyteller.
- Themes
- Autobiography, World War II aviation, Wartime adventures
- Pacing
- Fast
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From the bestselling author Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and The BFG comes an autobiographical account of his exploits as a World War II pilot! Superb stories, daring deeds, fantastic adventures! Learn all about Roald Dahl's encounters with the enemy, his worldwide travels, the life-threatening injuries he sustained in a plane accident, and the rest of his sometimes bizarre, often unnerving, and always colorful adventures.
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Told with the same irresistible appeal that has made Roald Dahl one of the world's best-loved writers, Going Solo brings you directly into the action and into the mind of this fascinating man.
A Life in Motion
Roald Dahl’s wartime memoir pairs perilous encounters with the vivid voice of a born storyteller.
Come here for
- A writer’s own account of flying in World War II
- Worldwide travels and adventures with an unnerving edge
Expect
- Wartime encounters, a plane accident, and its life-threatening injuries
- Colorful recollections told with an eye for the fantastic
Where it sits
| Aviation | 84% |
|---|---|
| Military & Wars | 51% |
| Writers' Lives for Kids | 29% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Writers' Lives for Kids
- Military & Wars
- Europe for Young Readers
- Authors
- Roald Dahl
- Publisher
- Penguin Young Readers Group
- Published
- January 22, 2009
- Format
- Paperback
- Theme
- Autobiography · World War II aviation · Wartime adventures
- Reading lane
- Writers' Lives for Kids