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Battle of Britain

by James Holland

Wednesday 24 July 1940. Pilot officer Archie Jackson, 19, is in control of the RAF's newest fighter aircraft, a supermarine spitfire. Now he has the Luftwaffe in his sights and only one thing matters: defending Britain. Suddenly planes are falling from the sky, exploding and spiralling into the English channel. France has fallen and the swastika flies over occupied Europe. Only these young pilots - barely out of boyhood - stand between Britain and a Nazi invasion ...

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  1. Which character stayed with you after you turned the last page, and why?
  2. Was there a moment where you disagreed with a character’s choice? What would you have done?
  3. What theme did this book keep circling back to — and did it earn its ending?
  4. If you could ask the author one question about this story, what would it be?
  5. Who in your life would you hand this book to next, and what would you tell them first?