The Avion My Uncle Flew

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The Avion My Uncle Flew
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First UK edition
Author Cyrus Fisher
Illustrator Richard Floethe
LanguageEnglish
Genre Children's literature
Publisher Appleton
Publication date
 1946
Publication placeUnited States

The Avion My Uncle Flew is a 1946 children's novel written by Cyrus Fisher and illustrated by Richard Floethe. Johnny Littlehorn is taken to France with his father and French mother after his father is stationed there after World War II. Johnny is reluctant to go, as he has a lame leg after a horse fell on him at the family's ranch. In Paris, he meets Albert, the doorman of the motel, and Monsieur Fischfasse, who wants to buy the family's property. Johnny visits his mother's brother, Paul, who is building the titular glider, and meets the twins Charles and Suzanne. With the help of the twins, they uncover a plot by Nazi collaborators to steal a fortune buried on the family's property. [1]

Reception

The novel was a Newbery Honor recipient in 1947. [2] One Elementary English Review called it a "lively adventure" [3] but patronizing toward boys in another. [4]

References

  1. ↑ Gillespie, John T.; Naden, Corinne J., eds. (2006). The Newbery/Printz Companion: Book Talk and Related Materials (3rd ed.). Libraries Unlimited. p. 135. ISBN   1-59158-313-6.
  2. ↑ "Association for Library Service to Children - Newbery Medal Winners & Honor Books, 1922 – Present" (PDF). ALA.org. Retrieved December 17, 2025.
  3. ↑ Meloy, Irene B.; Geltch, Irene (December 1946). "Some Outstanding Children's Books of 1946". The Elementary English Review. 23 (8): 344–349, 357. Retrieved December 20, 2025.
  4. ↑ "Review and Criticism". The Elementary English Review. 23 (7): 324–331. November 1946. Retrieved December 20, 2025.


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