Billie Swift Takes Flight
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- Author Iszi Lawrence
- Narrator Iszi Lawrence
- Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing
- Publish Date 25 June 2026
- Run Time 5 hours and 51 minutes
- Format Audio
- Genre Children’s / Teenage fiction: Action and adventure stories, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Historical fiction, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Military and war fiction, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Girls and women, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Transport and vehicles, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Warfare, battles, armed forces, Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: Diversity and inclusion, Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: First experiences and growing up.
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What to expect
The story of WWII starring the brilliant pilots you've never heard of... the women of the Air Transport Auxiliary (ATA) who battled against the odds to get the air force's planes to the front lines. This coming-of-age tale is perfect for fans of Emma Carroll, Michael Morpurgo and Hilary McKay.
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October, 1942.
When twelve-year-old Billie is out exploring with her pet chicken, she sees a plane crash into a field and is left wondering if the pilot even survived.
Determined to find out more, Billie finds a way into the ATA – a group of amazing pilots who defy the odds to get planes from the factories to the front lines – and her life changes for ever. Some of the pilots are men who are too old, or too injured for the air force. But many more are women. Intrepid, inspiring women who show Billie what she might grow up to become.
With missions including ferrying turkeys over from Ireland and flying unfamiliar, broken planes, Billie is desperate to help. But piloting fighter planes could turn out to be more than she bargained for...
Critics Review
Definitely a book I recommend for anyone learning about WW2 at school, either as a class read aloud or a solo read; and for home reading by children who love an exciting tale.
This is children's fiction at its best ... Perfect for fans of Jacqueline Wilson.
Letty and her friends and rivals are great characters, as are the real life people she comes across at different times in her adventures. Thoroughly recommended.
| Author | Iszi Lawrence |
|---|---|
| Narrator | Iszi Lawrence |
| Series | Flashbacks |
| Duration | 5 hours and 51 minutes |
| Release Date | |
| ISBN | 9781801999342 |
| Format | Audiobook |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
| Genre | Children’s / Teenage fiction: Action and adventure stories, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Historical fiction, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Military and war fiction, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Girls and women, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Transport and vehicles, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Warfare, battles, armed forces, Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: Diversity and inclusion, Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: First experiences and growing up |
| Availability | AU, GB, IE, US |
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