Scramble!

Tales of the RAF #1

by Don Patterson, Sonny Schug (Illustrator)

During the Battle of Britain, twelve-year-old Harry Winslow, who lives next door to a Royal Air Force base, makes friends with the crews of the fighter planes, who wonder who has been doing mysterious favors for them.

Genres: World War II

Paperback

First published March 1, 2010

Reviews

[Angie Thompson · Rating 3 out of 5]

Obviously, this was meant for younger readers than me, but I found the style hard to get into. I felt like the point was more about describing the historical situation for young readers than much to do with the characters. That's not to say I didn't like the characters, but I didn't feel like I got to know them much at all. Although there were a couple bits of scenes that were pretty sweet, and the air battle was definitely exciting. :)

Content--an air battle, including planes shot down; mentions of war and deaths

[Phoebe Hinkle · Rating 4 out of 5]

Reading this brought back good memories of when I was a kid and this was one of my favorite series. The writing style is a little simplistic, but it's for middle grade, so that's to be expected. There's just something I've always loved about flight and fighter pilots 🫠

[Connie D]

Definitely a kid's book, but a good introduction to RAF fighters.

[Lillian Slater · Rating 4 out of 5]

A really good story of a young boy growing up during World War II... with the RAF airfield literally in his back yard!