Race for the Sky: The Kitty Hawk Diaries of Johnny Moore (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780689845543)

Johnny Moore lives in Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina at the turn of the twentieth century. He is there to witness the Wright brothers make history by becoming the first people to fly. But Johnny's life changes years before the dramatic first flight, when his mama gives him a blank book and tells him to write in it.
At first, Johnny doesn't think he has anything interesting to write about in his journal. When he does put his pencil to the paper, his spelling and grammar are terrible. But pretty soon some "dingbatters" from Ohio, called the Wright brothers, breeze into town and Johnny starts to have more of a story to tell. Before he knows it, he is writing every day, telling about helping the Wrights build their flying machine.
Over the course of three years, he forms a friendship with the odd brothers from Ohio, improves his writing and grammar quite a bit, and if he waits long enough, he might even get to fly!

Author: Dan Gutman
ISBN-10: 0689845545
ISBN-13: 9780689845543
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Language: English
Published: 11/01/2003
Pages: 178
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.63lbs
Size: 8.34h x 5.78w x 0.70d

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 5.4
Point Value: 6
Interest Level: Middle Grade
Quiz #/Name: 74173 / Race for the Sky: The Kitty Hawk Diaries of Johnny Moore

Award: Volunteer State Book Awards - Nominee
Award: Keystone to Reading Book Award - Nominee
Award: South Carolina Childrens, Junior and Young Adult Book Award - Nominee
Award: Iowa Children's Choice (ICCA) Award - Nominee

Review Citation(s):
Kliatt 11/01/2003 pg. 5
School Library Journal 01/01/2004 pg. 129
Booklist 01/01/2004 pg. 856
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2003 pg. 93 - Below Average, With Minor Flaw
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2004 pg. 93 - Below Average, With Minor Flaw