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  • Airman

    Eoin Colfer

    eBook (Disney Hyperion, Nov. 2, 2009)
    Conor Broekhart was born to fly. It is the 1890s, and Conor and his family live on the sovereign Saltee Islands, off the Irish coast. Conor spends his days studying the science of flight with his tutor and exploring the castle with the king's daughter, Princess Isabella. But the boy's idyllic life changes forever the day he discovers a deadly conspiracy against the king.
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  • Airman

    Eoin Colfer, John Keating, Listening Library

    Audiobook (Listening Library, Dec. 26, 2007)
    Conor Broekhart was born to fly. Or, more accurately, he was born flying. Little wonder he became what he became. In an age of discovery and invention, many dreamed of flying, but for Conor flight was more than just a dream, it was his destiny. In one dark night on the island of Great Saltee, a cruel and cunning betrayal destroyed his life and stole his future. Now Conor must win the race for flight, to save his family and to right a terrible wrong . . .Swashbuckling new fiction from the amazing Eoin Colfer, ideal for readers aged 10+.
  • Airman

    Eoin Colfer

    Hardcover (Hyperion Books for Children, Jan. 2, 2008)
    Conor Broekhart was born to fly. In fact, legend has it that he was born flying in a hot air balloon at the world's fair. In the 1890's Conor and his family live on the sovereign Saltee Islands, off the Irish coast. Conor spends his days studying the science of flight with his tutor and exploring the castle with the king's daughter, Princess Isabella. But the boy's idyllic life changes forever the day he discovers a conspiracy to overthrow the king. When Conor tries to expose the plot, he is branded a traitor and thrown into jail on the prison island of Little Saltee. There, he has to fight for his life as he and the other prisoners are forced to mine for diamonds in inhumane conditions. There is only one way to escape Little Saltee, and that is to fly. So he passes the solitary months by scratching drawings of flying machines into the prison walls. The months turn into years, but eventually the day comes when Conor must find the courage to trust his revolutionary designs and take to the skies.
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  • Airman

    Eoin Colfer

    Paperback (Hyperion Book CH, May 5, 2009)
    Conor Broekhart was born to fly.
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  • Airman

    Eoin Colfer, John Keating

    Audio CD (Listening Library (Audio), Dec. 26, 2007)
    Conor Broekhart was born to fly. In fact, legend has it that he was born flying, in a hot air balloon at the Paris World’s Fair.In the 1890s Conor and his family live on the sovereign Saltee Islands, off the Irish coast. Conor spends his days studying the science of flight with his tutor and exploring the castle with the king’s daughter, Princess Isabella. But the boy’s idyllic life changes forever the day he discovers a deadly conspiracy against the king. When Conor tries to intervene, he is branded a traitor and thrown into jail on the prison island of Little Saltee. There, he has to fight for his life, as he and the other prisoners are forced to mine for diamonds in inhumane conditions. There is only one way to escape Little Saltee, and that is to fly. So Conor passes the solitary months by scratching drawings of flying machines on the prison walls. The months turn into years; but eventually the day comes when Conor must find the courage to trust his revolutionary designs and take to the skies.
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  • Airman

    Eoin Colfer

    Paperback (Puffin Books, Feb. 1, 2010)
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  • Airman

    Eoin Colfer

    Paperback (Puffin Bks, Feb. 1, 2010)
    Airman
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  • Airman

    Eoin Colfer

    Library Binding
    Hardcover. Dust jacket intact in excellent condition with only imperceptible shelf wear on top edge. Spine uncreased and pages unmarked. looks like new.
  • Airman

    Eoin Colfer

    Library Binding (Perfection Learning, Jan. 1, 2010)
    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.
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  • Airman

    Eoin Colfer

    Hardcover (Hyperion, Jan. 2, 2008)
    None
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  • Airman

    Eoin Colfer

    Library Binding (Turtleback Books, May 5, 2009)
    FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. In the 1890s, Conor Broekhart is falsely accused of organizing a military coup to overthrow the king. After being thrown into jail, he builds a glider and makes a daring escape.
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  • Airman

    Eoin Colfer

    Hardcover (Puffin, Aug. 16, 2010)
    Conor Broekhart was born to fly. Or, more accurately, he was born flying. Little wonder he became what he became. In an age of discovery and invention, many dreamed of flying, but for Conor flight was more than just a dream, it was his destiny. In one dark night on the island of Great Saltee, a cruel and cunning betrayal destroyed his life and stole his future. Now Conor must win the race for flight, to save his family and to right a terrible wrong . . .Swashbuckling new fiction from the amazing Eoin Colfer, ideal for readers aged 10+.
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