| Flygirl Contributor(s): Smith, Sherri L. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0142417254 ISBN-13: 9780142417256 Publisher: Penguin Books OUR PRICE: $10.79 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: September 2010 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Young Adult Fiction | Historical - United States - 20th Century - Young Adult Fiction | Historical - Military & Wars - Young Adult Fiction | Girls & Women |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Lexile Measure: 680 |
| Physical Information: 1" H x 5.4" W x 8.2" (0.62 lbs) 304 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 20th Century - Catalog Heading - Language Arts - Curriculum Strand - Language Arts - Ethnic Orientation - African American |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 128024 Reading Level: 4.3 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 11.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: For fans of Unbroken and Ruta Sepetys. All Ida Mae Jones wants to do is fly. Her daddy was a pilot, and years after his death she feels closest to him when she's in the air. But as a young black woman in 1940s Louisiana, she knows the sky is off limits to her, until America enters World War II, and the Army forms the WASP-Women Airforce Service Pilots. Ida has a chance to fulfill her dream if she's willing to use her light skin to pass as a white girl. She wants to fly more than anything, but Ida soon learns that denying one's self and family is a heavy burden, and ultimately it's not what you do but who you are that's most important. Read Sherri L. Smith's posts on the Penguin Blog |