David & The Mighty Eighth			«Back
	Marjorie Hodgson Parker Illustrated by Mark Postlethwaite and Foreword by Gen. E.G. "Buck" Shuler, Jr. Hard Cover 6" x 9", 176 pages Pencil Illustrations / Timeline / Maps Children's / Fiction / History / Military 978-1-931721-93-6 September 2007 $17.95 Quantity: Gift Tie: YesNo
"a wonderfully nostalgic trip for the veteran and a revealing sketch for those who wondered what the war was like" - 389th Bomb Group newsletter "beautifully written and illustrated" - Janet Horne, librarian at Wymondham College "will appeal to children and adults alike...this fine book gives the reader a close-up of a wartime British family" - 8th Air Force News "Marjorie Parker has proved to be a masterful story teller in producing this gripping story set in World War II England. David and The Mighty Eighth is a "must read" for all American young people, especially those who have a thirst to understand what English families endured during the war. I commend it to all readers young and old alike."— E.G. "Buck" Shuler, Jr., Lt. General, USAF, Retired, Former Commander of Eighth Air Force "poignant coming-of-age tale" - Eastern Daily Press, Norwich England
A young British boy, David Freeman, is caught in the cruelty of World War II from the time he's 10 until he's 15 years old. Evacuated from his war-torn London home during the Blitz, devastated by the news that his father, a Royal Air Force pilot, is missing in action, and determined to become a man, David seeks what it takes to have courage. Based on a true story, this historical fiction recounts David's adventures and the forging of his friendship with an American pilot, "Tex," and his crew. The friendly airmen with the United States' Eighth Air Force, "The Mighty Eighth," give David hope when Hitler's Nazis seem unstoppable, and Tex permanently influences David's life. Living on his grandparents' farm in East Anglia, where he and his sister have been sent for protection, David struggles with the grief and hard life of wartime, while striving to win the respect of his strict grandfather. This coming-of-age account teaches that despite the horrors of war, something good can be created from the worst of times. David & the Mighty Eighth confirms the importance of faith, family and freedom, and is a testimony to the resilience of the human spirit.