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Frankie Brown Trilogy #1
Weather Boy: A Story of D-Day
The year is 1944 and Frankie Brown is shocked, literally, while listening to the weather on the radio. Soon he’s predicting the weather for friends and the Boston Red Sox. When the Allied Army finds out, General Dwight D. Eisenhower flies the Weather Boy and his family to England to prepare for a secret invasion of France – D-Day.
Success hinges on good weather and ten-year-old Frankie must survive army camp life, a parachute jump, and the glare of Winston Churchill to find a small gap in a great storm – critical for the landing on the beaches of Normandy. As Frankie tries to save the army, he must also save his own father who has parachuted behind enemy lines and, in the process, he discovers the true measure of a hero.
Success hinges on good weather and ten-year-old Frankie must survive army camp life, a parachute jump, and the glare of Winston Churchill to find a small gap in a great storm – critical for the landing on the beaches of Normandy. As Frankie tries to save the army, he must also save his own father who has parachuted behind enemy lines and, in the process, he discovers the true measure of a hero.
172 pages, Paperback
First published May 1, 2001
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October 2, 2014
Great premise well executed. Perfect for young adults as well as adult readers. The story revolves around the vital importance of accurate weather predictions in the decision of when to launch Operation Overlord that sent thousands of Allies onto the breaches of Normandy. The hero is a teen-age boy with a fantastical ability to "see" weather patterns emerge. His father is serving overseas in WWII and this is his chance to serve his country if only he can convince the understandable skepticism of the top brass.
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