| Chasing the Arrow Contributor(s): Reid, Charles (Author) |
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ISBN: 0888784392 ISBN-13: 9780888784391 Publisher: Dundurn Group OUR PRICE: $6.26 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: September 2006 Annotation: Robbie Carter is adjusting to his new life in late-1950s Toronto with his single mother, an engineer with the airplane manufacturer A. V. Roe. One night, waking to the buzz of voices, Robbie makes an astonishing discovery. His mother is working on plans for the Avro Arrow, a new fighter jet capable of unheard-of speeds! Plagued by the unwanted attention of the school bully who insults his mother, Robbie longs for escape in the form of proof of her involvement in the top-secret Arrow project. But from the worried murmurs he hears late at night, he knows all is not well. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes - General (see Also Headings Under Family) - Juvenile Fiction | Technology - General - Juvenile Fiction | Boys & Men |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Physical Information: 0.4" H x 5.26" W x 8.22" (0.32 lbs) 144 pages |
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| Publisher Description: Robbie Carter is adjusting to his new life in late-1950s Toronto with his single mother, an engineeer with the airplane manufacturer A.V. Roe. One night, waking to the buzz of voices, Robbie creeps downstairs and makes an astonishing discovery. His mother and her colleagues are working on plans for the Avro Arrow, a new fighter jet capable of unheard-of speeds Determined not to miss a word, Robbie continues to spy on their meetings. |
Contributor Bio(s): Reid, Charles: - Charles Reid was born in London, England's East End and immigrated to Canada in 1975. He lives in Nanaimo, British Columbia. |