Name: Going Solo
ISBN: 9780142413838

At a Glance

Why This Clicks

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

Book Details

Authors: Roald Dahl
Publisher: Penguin Young Readers Group
Published: January 22, 2009
Format: Paperback
Theme: Writers' Lives for Kids · Military & Wars
Reading lane: Writers' Lives for Kids

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Publisher Categories

Writers' Lives for Kids
Military & Wars
Europe for Young Readers

About This Book

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. Told with the same irresistible appeal that has...

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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. 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.