Airfield

by Jeanette Ingold

Book Overview

In the early days of aviation, Beatty and Moss hang out around the airport Beatty's uncle manages. Beatty's hoping to see her father when he flies in--and quickly out again--on a mail flight. And Moss... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0141312165
• ISBN13: 9780141312163
• Release Date: July 2001
• Publisher: Puffin Books
• Length: 148 Pages
• Weight: 0.26 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 4.3" x 7.1"
• Age Range: 10 to 14 years
• Grade Range: Grades 5 to 9

Customer Reviews

Self-Discovery in 1930's Texas

Highly evocative of time and place, AIRFIELD tells the story of Texas teenager Beatty who travels from aunt to aunt, three rotations per year in the 1930's. Passionate about flying, Beatty spends a summer exploring her flying heritage from her dead stunt mom to her close-lipped and emotionally distant pilot dad. It is Beatty's friendship with the migrant Moss, though, that brings Beatty's personality and longing for roots home to the reader. We love her spunkiness, her strong will, her generous heart. Beatty won't soon be forgotten.