Airman

Bonsoir! Or if you want me to say it in English, then, good evening! Okay, have you guys heard of a book called Airman, written by Eoin Colfer? I guess that this book is written for either elementary kids or middle-school kids, or both. Anyway, I like it, since it explains some of the things in there pretty clearly, unlike some other books, and since in the book, it talks about a kid who dreams to be a pilot, to be the first person who built a heavier-than-air machine or an airplane, and I love airplanes! And this blog post, is a summary of this book.

The main protagonist of this book is Conor Broekhart, borned in a flying hot air balloon in the 1878 Paris World's Fair. He lives on the island of Great Saltee on the Saltee Islands. His best and oldest friend and also his love interest is Princess Isabella Trudeau of the Saltee Islands. When he's fourteen, he witnessed Marshall Hugo Bonvilain murdered King Nicholas Trudeau and Conor's and Isabella's tutor, Victor Vigny. Victor Vigny was branded as the murderer, and Conor was forced to dress like him and be put in the prison on the island of Little Saltee.

For two years, he formulated an escape plan, and during the two years, he managed to become a prisoner that seems to be a tough guy, and managed to got material for his escape plan. He escaped on the coronation day of Princess Isabella into a queen, using a coronation balloon he designed. He parachuted from the balloon using a makeshift parachute into a lifeboat of a yacht. The yacht traveled to London, and he met a man called Zeb Malarkey, who gave him the money needed to make his glider and fly back to Little Saltee to stole Conor's hidden diamonds.

Conor planned to get a ship to America, but a released prisoner who had instructed him how to live in a prison persuaded him to stay and rescue his parents and Isabella. The prisoner, named Linius Wynter, got attacked by Hugo Bonvilain and his right hand man. Bonvilain said that the next night, he will invite the Broekharts and Isabella to a dinner, in which he will poisoned them. Linius Wynter reported that to Conor. The next night, Conor, using a makeshift aeroplane he designed, flew to Bonvilain's apartment, where the dinner was being host. His parents and Isabella recognized him at last, and Bonvilain was killed.

A month later, on the morning before he have to leave to Glasgow University to get a science degree, Conor and Isabella shared their first kiss.

Okay, is this book too romantic to you? Now that I summarized it for you to see what the book is about, would you read it? Never mind if this book is too romantic, just read it, and try to enjoy the book. If you can! After I summarized the book for you! Yeah.