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Author
Publisher
Kokila, an imprint of Penguin Random House
Pub. Date
[2019].
Language
English
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Description
"At the mountain's base sits a cabin under an old hickory tree. And in that cabin lives a family -- loving, weaving, cooking, and singing. The strength in their song sustains them through trials on the ground and in the sky, as they wait for their loved one, a pilot, to return from war."--Amazon.
Author
Publisher
Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
"16-year-old Valya knows what it feels like to fly. She's a pilot who's always felt more at home soaring through the sky than down on earth. But since the Germans surrounded Stalingrad, Valya's been forced to stay on the ground and watch her city crumble ... [et al.]."--Back cover.
Author
Language
English
Appears on these lists
8th Grade Booklist
Eisenhower Public Library Staff Picks: Historical Fiction
OBD Audiobooks - Historical Fiction
Eisenhower Public Library Staff Picks: Historical Fiction
OBD Audiobooks - Historical Fiction
Description
In 1943, a British fighter plane crashes in Nazi-occupied France and the survivor tells a tale of friendship, war, espionage, and great courage as she relates what she must to survive while keeping secret all that she can.
Author
Publisher
HarperTeen, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
Determined to help the effort, female Russian air pilot Valka signs up to join an all-female aviation group, but as the war intensifies she has to decide how much she is willing to risk to defend the skies she calls home.
Author
Publisher
Swoon Reads
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
A high-achieving teen who's determined to become a fighter jet pilot is matched up with an accused criminal at an elite military boarding school.
Paige plans to graduate from Wallingford Academy and become a pilot in the US Air Force. She's inherited her fathers no-nonsense attitude and whip-smart intelligence, all of which have made her the perfect Wallingford cadet. Logan, once a star basketball player, now spends his days playing video games....
Author
Series
Publisher
Tanglewood Publishing, Inc
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"Amelia Earhart, top aviator. You might know that her flight accomplishments were heralded across the globe. But what about the story of her teeth, which were so perfect that her dentist wanted to remove all of them to show his other patients? Or her refusal to read chapter nine in any book? You're about to be treated to the Lieographical aspects of Amelia Earhart's life. The book ends with a short--but true--account of Amelia's life--just enough...
8) Boots
Author
Series
League of Secret Heroes volume 3
Publisher
Aladdin
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
When Mae's Aunt Willa and Aunt Jane, both pilots, are kidnapped by evil Metallic Falcon, Josie, Mae, and Akiko, the Infinity Trinity, pursue them from Chicago to Sweetwater, Texas, to Paris, France.
Author
Series
Ginny Ross volume 2
Publisher
Nimbus Publishing
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"It's 1936, and against all odds--but not without a few stumbles--Ginny Ross has made it to Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana. (Otherwise known as the academic home of her friend and mentor, Amelia Earhart.) For Ginny, this is the next step toward her dream of becoming a pilot, but it's harder than she expected: as the only girl in her mechanical engineering program, she constantly has to prove she deserves to be there. Ginny is determined...
Author
Publisher
Flying Eye Books
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
"The year is 1927, and in America, England and Russia, three young girls share a dream: to fly. But in an age when men still rule the skies, the odds are stacked against them ... As the grim shadow of war falls once again upon the west, Hazel, Lilya and Marlene leap at the chance to fly for their countries. In the face of doubt, racism and constant peril, they fearlessly pursue their passions for aviation like no woman before."--Page 4 of cover.
Author
Publisher
End Game Press
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"Lilly Padilly, an adventurous 8-year-old, finds herself drawn to the thrill of flight after seeing six fighter jets streak over her school. Facing skepticism from her peers and her own self-doubt, a heartwarming bond with her grandpa brings her to a pivotal moment in her life. Lilly's uncertainty is banished after an inspirational encounter with one special pilot solidifies her dream"--
Author
Series
Publisher
Rourke Educational Media
Pub. Date
[2017].
Language
Español
Description
Fiona is ready to quit her school's model rocket club after a classmate tells her girls can't build rockets. Then Amelia Earhart stops by the Sweets Shop and whisks Fiona and Finley on a historic flight across the Atlantic Ocean. But everything doesn't quite go as planned!
"Fiona está teniendo eun mal día. Esá lista para renunciar al club de cohetes a escala de su escuela después de que un compañero de clase le dijo que las niñas no pueden...
Author
Publisher
Queen Girls Publications, LLC
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
"This book is inspired by the story of Bessie Coleman, the first black woman to hold a pilot's license in the world. When Bessie was growing up, no one could have imagined that a girl from a humble family would get out of the cotton fields and become a pilot! But with the help of her best friend Bloony, Bessie used her courage and determination to make her dream come true! This is the very first fairy tale of the Queen Girls Collection - A collection...
Author
Series
Treasure Chest volume 8
Publisher
Grosset & Dunlap, an imprint of Penguin Group (USA) LLC
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
Sent by Great-Uncle Thorne on a dangerous trip back in time, Felix, Maisie, and the Ziff twins are accidentally separated and land in early twentieth-century Kansas, where they meet a young Amelia Earhart.
15) Estelar
Author
Series
Publisher
Nova
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
Español
Description
"Este es el segundo libro de una serie épica sobre una chica que guarda un secreto en un peligroso mundo en guerra por el futuro de la humanidad. En él continúan las aventuras de Spensa Nightshade, la joven piloto que ha conseguido un puesto en el escuadrón de defensa de la humanidad contra los ataques alienígenas. En realidad, ella siempre quiso ser piloto: poder probar que es una heroína, como su padre. Y aunque llegó a lo más alto, los...
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