Flight

Disgrifiad Cymraeg / Welsh Description

Yn Awstria, 1945, mae swyddog Natsïaidd yn derbyn manylion bod Ysgol Farchogaeth Sbaenaidd yn cysgodi bachgen Iddewig yn eu stablau. Er i Jakob guddio'n llwyddiannus, rhaid iddo wylio wrth i swyddog saethu un o'i hoff geffylau Lipizzaner mewn malais. Tybed a all Jakob a'i warchodwr achub y ceffylau eraill, a'u harwain i ddiogelwch dros y mynyddoedd a thrwy diriogaeth y Natsïaid.

Disgrifiad Saesneg / English Description

If Jakob sneezed, he could die. In Austria 1945, after losing his family, Jakob shelters with a Spanish Riding School groom at a country farm where precious Lipizzanner stallions are being hidden from the Nazis. When a German officer comes looking, Jakob and his guardian know they must get themselves and the stallions to safety, but the only way is straight through Nazi territory.

Dosbarthu

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Dispatch

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Bywgraffiad yr Awdur / Author Biography

Vanessa Harbour was born in Bromsgrove. She is Senior Lecturer in Creative Writing at the university in Winchester. She used to run her own PR consultancy. She has been commissioned to write Creative and Critical Approaches to Writing Young Adult Fiction by Palgrave. She is Academic and Business Consultant at the Golden Egg Academy and works for them as an editor. Flight is her first novel.

Adolygiad y Cyhoeddwr / Publisher Review

‘An exciting addition to the war story canon.’ Charlotte Eyre, The Bookseller 'I absolutely love this book! It's a stunningly good adventure story with all the big heart, sharp style and fast pace of a classic children's novel.' Amanda Craig ‘A thrilling tale that captures the bravery, the danger, the sacrifice of living amongst the Nazis and trying to preserve what is good… If you like dancing horses and great storytelling, you will love Flight.’ Sophia Bennett ‘You know from the first page that you are in the hands of a great storyteller’ James Nicol ‘A powerful, page-turning, unforgettable adventure... I loved it!’ Cathy Cassidy ‘the perfect ingredients of horses, an exciting and engaging plot, believable characters and that little sprinkle of magic writing which I know will make it a huge success.’ Lucy Coats ‘This is enchanting storytelling with character at the heart, in a historic setting, with timeless values, and very much reminiscent of the classic assuredness of Morpurgo.’ Vashti Hardy