Crimson Wings - The Boy Who Flew

<p><strong>Crimson Wings: The Boy Who Flew</strong></p><p>By B.T. Skylark</p><p></p><p>London 1940. The city is at war-and so is Henry.</p><p></p><p>Twelve years old orphaned and different in ways no one understands Henry Portwhistle lives in a former workhouse under the cold eye of a cruel matron. The world feels too loud too fast too confusing. He keeps his head down avoids attention and longs for somewhere quiet-somewhere safe.</p><p></p><p>Everything changes the day he finds a glowing red egg on the banks of the Thames.</p><p></p><p>From it hatches Crimson a dragon unlike anything Henry has ever imagined. Ancient intelligent and quietly powerful Crimson chooses Henry-not just as a rider but as a friend. Together they flee the city and soar into the wild countryside hunted by shadowy men who want to use the dragon for Britain's war effort.</p><p></p><p>But Crimson isn't a weapon. And Henry isn't just a lost boy.</p><p></p><p>As they journey north through smoke-covered skies and war-torn villages Henry must face the truth about himself his past and the growing danger that threatens them both. With a tattered compass an unexpected friend and a dragon bound by memory and myth Henry discovers that sometimes the quietest voices carry the most strength-and even the smallest choices can change the course of history.</p><p></p><p>Crimson Wings: The Boy Who Flew is a heart-stirring middle grade novel about bravery belonging and the quiet magic of being different.</p><p>Perfect for readers aged 10 and up who love How to Train Your Dragon Skellig and stories where the underdog rises on wings of fire.</p><p></p>