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Audience: Middle School

Rating: B+

Synopsis:

Young Conor Broekhart’s life has revolved around flight. From his birth in a hot air balloon, to the obsessive inventions he and his tutor construct, Conor is determined to build the first flying machine. He’s lucky enough to live on the Saltee Islands, where the king supports his scientific experimentation, and where the princess is both beautiful and returns his feelings. Or, he was lucky until he stumbles into the middle of the king’s assassination and is falsely accused and imprisoned. From his prison cell Conor …

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