Map Boy

About the Book

Eleven-year-old Frankie Brown is stuck in no-man’s land in eastern France, between American and Nazi armies, before the last major battle of World War II – and he can hear Christmas carols. With his new map skills, how could he get so lost?   Told through the memories of an aging grandfather, Map Boy continues Frankie’s story as a boy in war time, working with spies and Alan Turing at Bletchley Park to outflank the Nazi terror. With the Bletchley bunch, he helps the Allied Army cross Europe until disaster makes him doubt everyone, especially himself. Only the worst surprise attack of the war in Europe, the Battle of the Bulge, can bring Frankie round and set a course for his true calling. Steve McCoy-Thompson lives in Pleasanton, California with his wife and two children, where he loves to do classroom readings.   Based on extensive research, this historical adventure is his fourth book and the second in this World War II series for young readers.  The first book in the Frankie trilogy is Weather Boy: A Story of D-Day. “Awesome” … “Fantastic” … “You’re my favorite author!” – reviews from young and older readers.

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