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Mar 2021
56m 3s

"Flyboys" by Tobias Wolff

Levar Burton And Stitcher
About this episode

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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