Flygirl
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- Synopsis
- Read Sherri L. Smith's posts on the Penguin BlogIda Mae Jones dreams of flight. Her daddy was a pilot and being black didn&’t stop him from fulfilling his dreams. But her daddy&’s gone now, and being a woman, and being black, are two strikes against her. When America enters the war with Germany and Japan, the Army creates the WASP, the Women&’s Airforce Service Pilots—and Ida suddenly sees a way to fly as well as do something significant to help her brother stationed in the Pacific. But even the WASP won&’t accept her as a black woman, forcing Ida Mae to make a difficult choice of &“passing,&” of pretending to be white to be accepted into the program. Hiding one&’s racial heritage, denying one&’s family, denying one&’s self is a heavy burden. And while Ida Mae chases her dream, she must also decide who it is she really wants to be.
- Copyright:
- 2008
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Publisher Quality
- Book Size:
- 304 Pages
- ISBN-13:
- 9781440699283
- Related ISBNs:
- 9780399247095, 9780142417256
- Publisher:
- Penguin Young Readers Group
- Date of Addition:
- 04/17/25
- Copyrighted By:
- Sherri L. Smith
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- History, Teens, Literature and Fiction
- Grade Levels:
- Seventh grade
- Reading Age:
- 12 and up
- Submitted By:
- Bookshare Staff
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.