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Bravo Zulu, Samantha!

by Kathleen Benner Duble
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Independent-minded Sam does not like the fact that she has to spend a month of her summer vacation at her grandparents' place.
Twelve-year-old Sam adores her grandmother, but Grandma will be at work most of the time during Sam's visit, leaving Sam with the Colonel, her prickly grandfather. Sam's relationship with him is shaky at best, and now that the Colonel has had to retire from his career as a military pilot, he is harder than ever to get along with.
Sam soon finds that her grandfather's behavior is even stranger than she expected. He keeps disappearing for long stretches of time and won't let Sam go into the old barn. Sam is eager to solve the mystery, but when she discovers that the Colonel is secretly building an airplane, they both have a decision to make.
Will Sam let the cat out of the bag and ruin her grandfather's plan? Or will he relent and let Sam help him finish the plane?
In this story filled with interesting facts and aeronautical information, author Kathleen Benner Duble skillfully mines the depth and complexity of human relationships and what happens when dreams, once deferred, may finally be realized.

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  • Release date

    December 1, 2012

  • Formats

    • Kindle Book

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      • ISBN: 9781561457113

    • EPUB ebook

      • ISBN: 9781561457113
      • File size: 611 KB

  • Languages

    • English

  • Levels

    • ATOS Level: 4.2
    • Lexile® Measure: 590
    • Interest Level: 4-8(MG)
    • Text Difficulty: 2-3

  • Reviews

    • School Library Journal

      June 1, 2007
      Gr 4-6-Samantha, 12, is unhappy about spending her summer with her grandparents rather than at home. Grandma is nice but works part-time, which means that Samantha will be stuck with her crabby grandfather, a retired military pilot. She quickly figures out that the Colonel is acting weirder and more antisocial than usual. They have an awkward relationship as he is obsessed with planes and aeronautical facts while she is more of a Guinness Book of World Records kind of a gal. Eventually, with the help of local cutie Billy, Sam discovers her grandfather's amazing secret. The aviation history and trivia facts are fun, but the story moves somewhat slowly until the end, and there is a detached quality to the narration. However, the excitement of the denouement compensates a bit. This is a supplemental choice that might be appealing to reluctant readers interested in the science and craft of airplanes."B. Allison Gray, John Jermain Library, Sag Harbor, NY"

      Copyright 2007 School Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.

    • Booklist

      June 1, 2007
      Affectionate stories about grumpy grandpas are in vogue. As in Pamela Ehrenbergs Ethan, Suspended (2007), the 12-year-old kid in this novel is bitterly resentful when shes forced to spend time with her moms parents, only to end up feeling respect and enduring connection. Samanthas grandfather (the Colonel) has become angry and rude since the Air Force pushed him into retirement, and Samantha senses that he is up to something. Suspense builds as she follows him; then she must decide whether to snitch on his secret project or help him with itif he will let her. The angry arguments make for great dialogue. Duble moves from the historical fiction of her previous novel (The Sacrifice, 2005) to a wry, contemporary story with lots of technology. Aviation fans will recognize the first two words of the title as part of the FAAs list of code words, and readers will also enjoy Samanthas obsession with bizarre facts from The Guinness Book of World Records.(Reprinted with permission of Booklist, copyright 2007, American Library Association.)

Formats

  • Kindle Book
  • OverDrive Read
  • EPUB ebook

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Languages

  • English

Levels

  • ATOS Level:4.2
  • Lexile® Measure:590
  • Interest Level:4-8(MG)
  • Text Difficulty:2-3

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