Kliatt, May 1st, 2004
LAWRENCE, Iain. B is for Buster. Random House, Delacorte. 320p. c2004. 0-385-73086-1. $15.95. (Lib. bdg.: 0-385-90108-9. $17.95.) JS*
A 16-year-old boy nicknamed "Kak," after his hometown of Kakabeka, lies about his age and enlists in the Canadian Air Force, dreaming of glory fighting the Germans in WW II. Trained as a wireless operator and sent to England, Kak is excited about flying his first night "op" in a rickety old bomber named B for Buster. Once in the air, he learns what war is really like: a combination of terror and horror. He is frightened of death, and frightened to death, but ...
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