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The Last Mission (Laurel-Leaf Historical Fiction) . by Harry Mazer. () $ In , as World War II is raging across Europe, fifteen-year-old Jack Raab dreams of being a hero. Leaving New York City, his family, and his boyhood behind, Jack uses a . THE LAST MISSION. by Harry Mazer ‧ RELEASE DATE: Oct. 30, In Jack Raab, 15 but big for his age, a Jewish boy from the Bronx, joins the Air Force with his older brother's ID and is soon a staff sergeant making regular bombing runs out of England. After 19 missions the pan-ethnic bomber crew, now close friends, congratulate themselves on their group survival (you're sent home after 35).Author: Kirkus Reviews.  · About the Author. Harry Mazer's The Last Mission is drawn closely from his experiences as a seventeen-year-old in the Army Air Corps. Like Jack, he was a Jewish boy from the Bronx full of fantasies about heroism, and like Jack, he became a waist gunner and never fired his www.doorway.ru: Random House Children's Books.

The Last Mission by Harry Mazer. The classic tale of the collision of a boy's idealistic view of war with it's ugly reality. Yet the book manages to avoid being a tired cliche. 15 year old Jack Raab lies his way into the Army Air Force and finds himself flying bombing missions over occupied territory. The Last Mission is a young adult novel by American author Harry Mazer. Set during World War II, the novel follows fifteen-year-old Jack Raab as he lies about his age to enlist in the Air Force and fly bombing missions over Germany. Jack shares a number of biographical details with his author. The Last Mission is a novel by the author Harry Mazer. This novel is about Jack Raab, a fifteen-year-old boy who lies about his age in order to enlist in the Army during World War II. Jack wants to represent his family in the fight against Hitler.

THE LAST MISSION. by Harry Mazer ‧ RELEASE DATE: Oct. 30, In Jack Raab, 15 but big for his age, a Jewish boy from the Bronx, joins the Air Force with his older brother's ID and is soon a staff sergeant making regular bombing runs out of England. After 19 missions the pan-ethnic bomber crew, now close friends, congratulate themselves on their group survival (you're sent home after 35). The war is almost over and Hitler near defeat when they fly their last mission -- a mission destined for disaster. Shot down far behind enemy lines, Jack is taken prisoner and sent to a German POW camp, where his experiences are more terrifying than anything he'd ever imagined. This book is called "The Last Mission" by Harry Mazer in October Jack Raab was a 15 year old boy who lives in New York, Brooklyn. On page 10 it says "Hes just a hair under 6 feet, and is a sized 12 in shoes." This book is about a kid names Jack Raab who lied about his age to get into the air force.