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
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Flygirl
By: Sherri L. Smith
ISBN-10: 9780142417256
ISBN-13 : 978-0142417256
Publisher : Penguin Books (September 16, 2010)
Language : English
Paperback: 304 pages
Reading Age : 12 – 17 years
Dimensions : 8.25 x 5.5 x 0.75 inches
Item Weight : 9 ounces
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