Under a War-Torn Sky
- ISBN-10
- 1409591344
- ISBN-13
- 9781409591344
- Series
- Under a War-Torn Sky
- Category
- Juvenile Fiction
- Pages
- 320
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2015-04-01
- Publisher
- Usborne Publishing Ltd
- Author
- L.M. Elliot
Description
Shot down on a mission, 19-year-old pilot Henry is alone in a treacherous land. Desperate to get back to his family and the girl he loves, he is forced to rely on the cunning of the French Resistance. But in his battle to survive the deadly journey across Nazi-occupied Europe, he must face a terrible choice: can he take a life to save his own? "A brilliantly paced, action-packed story with some breathtaking moments" - Primary Times
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