The Bullet Proof Pants

Number 12 in the “It’s Fun to Read Series” is one of those stories written for children particularly if they are old enough to get the joke, (say from 10).

Set during the Second World War (about 1943) a young boy recounts his story, which, as young boys do, he exaggerates. He says that he is a war hero who has shot down a fighter plane with his air gun and he wins the heart of a beautiful assistant teacher who is admired by all the boys in the fifth grade.

Find out about “Cookie” who is a teacher with a wicked sense of humor and a dab hand with the strap. Learn the amazing truth, according to our narrator, of a top wartime secret - bulletproof pants!