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Peck, Richard

On the Wings of Heroes

148 pp. | Dial | March, 2007 | Trade ISBN 978-0-8037-3081-6 $16.99
(4) 4-6 Peck gives readers a nostalgic glimpse into the American heartland during World War II. He's all about setting here, using Davy Bowman as the voice to describe the scene: a town that remembers the horrors of the preceding war but nonetheless supports the present one. Davy's idols, his father and his brother, begin and end as heroes, creating a weak arc.
Reviewer: Betty Carter | Horn Book Magazine Issue: May, 2007

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