By Bali Rai (author) Part of the Voices series
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In this fascinating true story based on the life of Hardit Singh Malik, discover the adventures of WWI's first Indian pilot.
Hardit, who flew into battle high above the trenches of Passchendaele on the hunt for the Red Baron, arrived in England at the age of 14 to attend school.
Young Hardit was a devout Sikh and quick to defend himself when anyone interfered with his turban. He went on to study at Balliol College, Oxford, and played county cricket for Sussex.
When he tried to join up to help in the war effort, he was only permitted to drive ambulances at the front. Instead he planned to join the French air force before a former teacher intervened and the Royal Flying Corps gave Hardit an 'honorary' commission as a 2nd lieutenant flying Sopwith Camels.
"If the name Hardit Singh Malik does not ring a bell, that's precisely the point of the superb Voices series which takes unsung heroes of the past and imagines them recounting the story of their remarkable lives" - The Times 'Children's Book of the Week'
Praise for other books in the series:
"a thrilling tale, with the expertly described Tudor world brought to hideous, harsh life" BookTrust
"engaging and insightful" Aisha, Historical Association UK
"exciting and full of tension" Damian, Historical Association UK
"E. L. Norry's Son of the Circus is perfect for children with an itch to run away to spit and sawdust and rearing horses, in a fictionalised account of Pablo Fanque, the first black circus proprietor in Victorian Britain. A joy of a book: exciting and brilliantly vivid.' Katherine Rundell
Bali Rai has written over forty novels about teenagers and children. Born in Leicester, his writing is inspired by his working-class, multicultural background.
He was born in Leicester where he grew up in a multicultural community dreaming of playing football for Liverpool FC, being Bob Marley or becoming a writer.
A leading voice in UK teen fiction, Bali is a passionate advocate of libraries, reading for pleasure and promoting literacy. He has nearly twenty years of experience in working with young people across the UK and further afield and is extremely popular with schools. He has been nominated for and won numerous awards since 2001.
Bali has worked closely with The Reading Agency, Booktrust, The National Literacy Trust, Empathy Lab UK and many other organisations, and was awarded an honorary doctorate by De Montfort University in 2014. He also featured on BBC1’s Rebel Writers show and is an ambassador/patron for several high-profile literacy and arts projects.
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In this fascinating true story based on the life of Hardit Singh Malik, discover the adventures of WWI's first Indian pilot. Hardit, who flew into battle high above the trenches of Passchendaele on the hunt for the Red Baron, arrived in England at the age of 14 to attend school.
The LoveReading4Kids Editorial Team have read and reviewed Hardit Singh Malik and determined it is suitable for children aged 9-12 years old
Hardit Singh Malik features in the following genres: Featured Books for 9+ readers, Featured Books for 11+ readers, True Stories, History, People / Places, Warfare & Battles, Children’s / Teenage social topics: War and conflict issues, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Military and war fiction, Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: Racism and anti-racism, c 1914 to c 1918 (World War One period), Recommendations, Children's and Young Adult Fiction, Children’s, Teenage and Educational, Children’s / Teenage: General interest, Children’s / Teenage: Social issues / topics, Personal Social Health Economic (PSHE), Adventure Stories, c 1910 to c 1919, Early 20th century c 1900 to c 1950, 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999, c 1500 onwards to present day, Time period qualifiers
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Hardit Singh Malik was written by Bali Rai and published by Scholastic
Hardit Singh Malik has 175 pages
Yes it is part of Voices series
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