When John's father returns home after World War II, he decides to take his wife and son to France. There John will have a chance to get his injured leg treated and to see his mother's homeland. John does not want to go, but he has no choice. Once there he becomes involved in a mysterious adventure that takes him to southern France and his glider-building uncle.

• Fiction, Action, Adventure
• John Newbery Medal 1947 (Honor Title)
• Format: Book
• ISBN: 9780590462426

Notes

pseud. (Darwin L. Teilhet)