Book from Meriden boy and his mom tells story of hope
(Kim Burwick and her son Levi Goodan, 9, of Meriden, N.H., are authors of the children s book The Raincoat Balloon, based on the true story of a famous cyclist who defects (with his wife, two children, and his bicycle) from former Czechoslovakia in a hot air balloon sewn together by raincoats collected over two years. The pair put the book together over a month s time during the COVID-19 pandemic. (Valley News - Geoff Hansen) Copyright Valley News. May not be reprinted or used online without permission. Send requests to permission@vnews.com.