false 2049993 9 In the late nineteenth century, when Conor Broekhart discovers a conspiracy to overthrow the king, he is branded a traitor, imprisoned, and forced to mine for diamonds under brutal conditions while he plans a daring escape from Little Saltee prison by way of a flying machine that he must design, build, and, hardest of all, trust to carry him to safety. 2054929 2007 Airman total:1238|5:483|4:476|3:213|2:55|1:11| 1238 5079 1841 354 5 7 false false Mon Feb 18 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sat Jan 19 12:52:10 -0800 2008 Mon Feb 25 20:35:04 -0800 2008 more...]]> 5 4 false false Tue Dec 16 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Wed Dec 03 08:00:01 -0800 2008 Tue Dec 16 14:30:49 -0800 2008 more...]]> 2 1 false false Tue May 27 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon May 26 19:29:04 -0700 2008 Fri Aug 15 21:07:25 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5 0 false false Thu Jan 22 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Tue Feb 17 06:11:14 -0800 2009 Tue Feb 17 06:12:06 -0800 2009 more...]]> 0 0 false false Tue Jan 06 10:02:27 -0800 2009 Tue Jan 06 10:16:11 -0800 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Mon Dec 22 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Tue Dec 23 06:04:16 -0800 2008 Tue Dec 23 06:40:26 -0800 2008
His early years were idyllic—he spent them roaming the halls of the castle on his home...more...]]> 4 0 false false Sat Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Sep 09 09:22:37 -0700 2009 Wed Sep 09 09:22:55 -0700 2009 Airman has not. This is too bad, as it is a genuinely en...more...]]> 5 0 false false Fri Aug 14 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Aug 14 08:49:41 -0700 2009 Fri Aug 14 08:49:41 -0700 2009 1 more...]]> 2 0 false false Wed Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Aug 05 13:35:15 -0700 2009 Wed Aug 05 17:34:34 -0700 2009
None of Eoin Colfer’s books are exactly realistic, in the Artemis Fowl series for instance, fairies, centaurs and wild, impos...more...]]> 5 0 false false Tue Feb 26 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Thu Apr 23 04:28:08 -0700 2009 Thu Apr 23 04:28:08 -0700 2009
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The Airman is the son of the captain of the army. He is imprisoned ...more...]]> 3 0 false false Thu Apr 09 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Mar 30 09:43:53 -0700 2009 Fri Apr 10 08:16:36 -0700 2009 Conor Broekhart lives the fantasy life of many a young boy (and girl), I'm sure. Born in fantastic...more...]]> 5 0 false false Mon May 12 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Tue Jul 28 17:36:55 -0700 2009 Tue Jul 28 17:37:21 -0700 2009 Airman, like pretty much all of Eoin Colfer’s books, is awesome. I found it a very good story, nicely planned out and developed, with characters you can care about. The plot is super fun and exciting. I liked it.

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