"In the aftermath of the Korean War, Peggy's small hometown is rife with anti-Communist hysteria. But Peggy has bigger problems: She's struggling to recover from polio. Taunted by her classmates, Peggy just wants to be left alone, but then she stumbles across a mysterious object that gives her the power to fly. Unscrupulous operatives from the American and Soviet governments seek the object to overturn the tense political stalemate, and Peggy finds herself smack in the middle of the Cold War arms race"--
Ages 8-12 Scholastic / Graphix|||Grades 4-6 Scholastic / Graphix|||juvenile
by Liam Francis Walsh.
Red scare
Walsh, Liam Francis
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