Going Solo -- Roald Dahl

<b>From the bestselling author<b> </b><i><b>Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and The BFG</b></i><b> comes an autobiographical account of his exploits as a World War II pilot </b> <p/></b>Superb stories, daring deeds, fantastic adventures Learn all about Roald Dahl's encounters with the enemy, his worldwide travels, the life-threatening injuries he sustained in a plane accident, and the rest of his sometimes bizarre, often unnerving, and always colorful adventures. Told with the same irresistible appeal that has made Roald Dahl one of the world's best-loved writers, <i>Going Solo</i> brings you directly into the action and into the mind of this fascinating man.<br><br><b>Author:</b> Roald Dahl<br><b>Publisher:</b> Viking Books for Young Readers<br><b>Published:</b> 02/01/2009<br><b>Pages:</b> 240<br><b>Binding Type:</b> Paperback<br><b>Weight:</b> 0.40lbs<br><b>Size:</b> 7.70h x 5.00w x 0.70d<br><b>ISBN:</b> 9780142413838<br><b>Audience:</b> Young Adult<br><br><b>Accelerated Reader:</b><br><b>Reading Level:</b> 6.1<br><b>Point Value:</b> 9<br><b>Interest Level:</b> Middle Grade<br><b>Quiz #/Name: </b>20076 / Going Solo<br><br><p><b>About the Author</b><br><b>Roald Dahl</b> (1916-1990) was born in Wales of Norwegian parents. He spent his childhood in England and, at age eighteen, went to work for the Shell Oil Company in Africa. When World War II broke out, he joined the Royal Air Force and became a fighter pilot. At the age of twenty-six he moved to Washington, D.C., and i