The Night Flyers
by Elizabeth McDavid Jones
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In 1918, caring for her family's homing pigeons while her father is away fighting in World War I, twelve-year-old Pam comes to suspect that a mysterious stranger in her small North Carolina town is a German spy.Tags
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These suspenseful stories will leave readers on the edge of their seats! Each spine-tingling tale features a brave, clever girl solving an intriguing mystery at an important time in America's past.
When Pam's homing pigeons disappear while her father's away fighting in World War I, she uncovers evidence of an enemy spy.
When Pam's homing pigeons disappear while her father's away fighting in World War I, she uncovers evidence of an enemy spy.
Pam's best pigeons that she raises in North Carolina start to disappear during WWI and she suspects a suspicious German.
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Children's Books about World War I (1914-1918)
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American Girl (History Mysteries 3)
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- Canonical title
- The Night Flyers
- Original publication date
- 1999
- People/Characters
- Pam Lowder
- Important places
- Currituck, North Carolina, USA; North Carolina, USA; USA
- Important events
- World War I
- Dedication
- To my husband, Rick, and my children, Mandy, Lindsay, Whitney, and Michael
- First words
- Do the rivers in France smell like the Currituck?
- Last words
- (Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)"And if you come over every day and let me teach you how to train 'em, they might end up being . . . well . . . maybe the second-best night flyers in the county!"
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- English
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- Paper, Audiobook, Ebook
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