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Summary:

In the tradition of Hidden Figures, debut author Patricia Pearson offers a beautifully written account of the remarkable but often forgotten group of female fighter pilots who answered their country's call in its time of need during World War II.

Table of Contents:

• War clouds
• Preparing for war
• No more choices
• Answering the call
• Becoming Wasps
• Ferrying for Uncle Sam
• Yes to every job
• Greater heights
• Attacked
• At last
• Epilogue.

Author/Creator:

Pearson, P. O'Connell (Patricia O'Connell) , author

Languages:

English

Language Notes:

Item content: English

Main Work:

Fly girls: the daring American women pilots who helped win WWII [by Pearson, P.O.C.]

Other Related Resources:

Print version: Fly girls [by Pearson, P.O.C.] (First edition; New York : Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, [2018] — ISBN 9781534404106; LCCN 2017011062; OCLC Number 975176472)

Subjects:

Women Airforce Service Pilots (U.S.) — Juvenile literature

Women air pilots — United States — Juvenile literature

Air pilots, Military — United States — Juvenile literature

World War, 1939-1945 — Aerial operations, American — Juvenile literature

World War, 1939-1945 — Participation, Female — Juvenile literature

Women Airforce Service Pilots (U.S.)

World War (1939-1945)

1939-1945

Women air pilots

Air pilots, Military

United States

Genres:

Juvenile works

General Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 178-182) and index.
Description based on: Print version record.

Audience:

Ages: Age: 10 and up.
Grades: Grade: 7 to 8.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (198 pages) : illustrations

Digital Characteristics:

text file

Call Numbers:

J940.54 P362fl eb

ISBNs:

9781534404120 (electronic bk.)
1534404120 (electronic bk.)
9781534404106 [Invalid]
1534404104 [Invalid]
9781534404113 [Invalid]
1534404112 [Invalid]

OCLC Numbers:

1022267499