Paul Lelaud
France 1942-1944
I couldn't see the four fires, but I could smell them, the scent
of burning paraffin and wood coming thickly in waves of smoke across
the field. My heart started thumping again. Surely if we could
smell the fires, others could as well. A German patrol would smell
them for sure!
Then I was aware of a large shape looming up in the night sky, its
wings wide. It was the biggest thing I had ever seen. There were
no lights showing on it. Down, down, down it came, lower and lower.
I could hear the sound of its engine slowing and I thought with
alarm, "If it goes any slower it will crash in the field, and
what will we do then?"
Paul Leland is a 13-year-old boy living in rural France. He has been
living under Nazi occupation since 1940. Working with the Resistance
cell in his village, Paul is a crucial figure in the 'escape
route' for allied POWs and agents.
This is Book 3 in the My Story Series. See all My Story books here.
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Jim Eldridge is the author of many books for children, including titles in the `My Story` series. the `Warpath` books, and `How to Handle Grown-Ups'. He has had 250 TV scripts broadcast in the UK and internationally for children`s and teen television, and is also the creator and writer of Radio 4`s long-running comedy-drama series, `King Street Junior`. Find
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