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.
year: 2008
call number/section: 1000
subjects: flying-machines, juvenile fiction, prisoners, inventors, islands, flying machines, fiction, ireland, history, 1837-1901, juvenile fiction, fiction, saltee islands (ireland), 19th century, adventure fiction, historical fiction
Editions
Colfer, Eoin
Hyperion Books for Children (2008)
In the 1890s on an island off the Irish coast, Conor Broekhart is falsely imprisoned and passes the solitary months by scratching designs of flying machines into the walls, including one for a glider with which he dreams of escape.
Schools: 62
Colfer, Eoin
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.
Schools: 0