LeVar Burton Reads

"Flyboys" by Tobias Wolff

Mar 9, 2021

56:03

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Episode notes

Introduction

5min

Clark's Memoirs

4min

The Adventures of Freddy Top

4min

Freddy's Story

4min

Tanker's Story

2min

The Silence of Abandonment

4min

The Panic of My Family

3min

The Importance of Saving Money

4min

Freddy and the Oreos

2min

10.

Ivan's Face Was Bigger and Whiter Than I Remembered

5min

11.

Freddy and Ivan Walked to the Barn to Unload the Truck

3min

12.

The Mud of the Truck

4min

13.

Freddy and Ivan's Truck

2min

14.

The Canopy

2min

15.

Freddy's Grade, It's Just Me

3min

16.

The Importance of Community Service

4min

17.

The Power of Fear

3min

18.

LaVar Burton Reads

3min

Adolescent boys are faced with the reality of friendships, old and new, as they work on plans to build their own airplane.

"Flyboys" appears in Tobias Wolff's collection OUR STORY BEGINS, published by Vintage Books, and is available in audio from Blackstone Audio.

Content advisory: discussion of death

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