The Girl Aviators and the Phantom Airship
Margaret Burnham
Read by Lee Ann Howlett
Teenagers Peggy Prescott and her brother Roy share a love of aviation that they inherited from their late father. Mr. Prescott had always dreamed of building an aeroplane that would be free of the defects of planes already invented. Peggy and Roy manage to build a plane starting with the framework their father had begun. Peggy christens it ‘The Golden Buttefly’ and she and Roy are determined to enter it in a young aviator’s contest for a prize of $5000. The Prescotts need the money desperately to save the home they share with their aunt which is about to be taken from them by the rather nasty banker, Mr. Harding. Peggy and Roy along with their best friends, Jess and Jimsy Bancroft – also sister and brother, experience many adventures – many of them while flying the Golden Butterfly. A kidnapping, missing jewels and contact with some desperate characters are just some of what the Prescotts encounter in their Long Island village of Sandy Bay. There’s never a dull moment for these two as they pursue their dream of flying. (Summary by Lee Ann Howlett.) (4 hr 26 min)
Chapters
The Golden Butterfly | 18:17 | Read by Lee Ann Howlett |
Suspense and Achievement | 15:02 | Read by Lee Ann Howlett |
The Clouds Gather | 12:53 | Read by Lee Ann Howlett |
Jess and Roy | 9:42 | Read by Lee Ann Howlett |
A Narrow Escape | 10:25 | Read by Lee Ann Howlett |
A Roadside Mystery | 13:05 | Read by Lee Ann Howlett |
Peggy is Puzzled | 13:25 | Read by Lee Ann Howlett |
Hester's Ruby | 9:56 | Read by Lee Ann Howlett |
A Race Against Time | 9:47 | Read by Lee Ann Howlett |
The Rival Aeroplane | 9:27 | Read by Lee Ann Howlett |
In Direst Peril | 12:07 | Read by Lee Ann Howlett |
What Happened on the Island | 10:32 | Read by Lee Ann Howlett |
Jukes Dade Appears | 8:51 | Read by Lee Ann Howlett |
A Girl Aviator's Adventure | 9:33 | Read by Lee Ann Howlett |
The Hermit of the Woods | 9:38 | Read by Lee Ann Howlett |
The Enemy's Move | 9:40 | Read by Lee Ann Howlett |
A Coward and His Ways | 10:57 | Read by Lee Ann Howlett |
The Daring of Peggy | 10:42 | Read by Lee Ann Howlett |
Brother and Sister | 12:18 | Read by Lee Ann Howlett |
In the Nick of Time | 11:46 | Read by Lee Ann Howlett |
The Phantom Airship | 6:41 | Read by Lee Ann Howlett |
Jim Bell of the West | 7:25 | Read by Lee Ann Howlett |
Like Thieves in the Night | 10:52 | Read by Lee Ann Howlett |
Hester Makes Amends -- Conclusion | 13:06 | Read by Lee Ann Howlett |
Reviews
Love the reader!
lanternland
Lee Ann Howlett is so charming and delightful. She is one of Libravox' very best readers. The book itself is an old fashioned childrens - or "young adults" - story about the early days of aviation, home made aeroplanes, the good kids vs. the bad guys. Personally, I think the bad guys, especially the baddest bad guy, got off way too easy. I note that none of the malfunctioning home made planes crashed straight into the ground or blew up in midair or anything like that. They just gently wafted to earth. But hey, like I said, it's an old fashioned book for kids!
disappointed
Janelle
I didn't get more than a few chapters into this. The book seemed to be more about Roy than about the girls, and I didn't really like his character. I gave it away when Jess proclaimed her thankfulness that Roy was a "big strong boy" and could help her collect her mother's jewels. I get that the book was written in a different era. But it was too painful for me. Great reader though.