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"Paula McLain, author of the phenomenal bestseller The Paris Wife, now returns with her keenly anticipated new novel, transporting readers to colonial Kenya in the 1920s. Circling the Sun brings to life a fearless and captivating woman--Beryl Markham, a record-setting aviator caught up in a passionate love triangle with safari hunter Denys Finch Hatton and Karen Blixen, author of the classic memoir Out of Africa. Brought to Kenya from England as a...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.4 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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"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
W Publishing Group, an imprint of Thomas Nelson
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
Nerves of Steel is the captivating true story of Tammie Jo Shults's remarkable life--from growing up the daughter of a humble rancher, to breaking through gender barriers as one of the Navy's first female F/A-18 Hornet pilots, to safely landing the severely crippled Southwest Airlines Flight 1380 and helping save the lives of 148 people.
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Series
Publisher
Frances Lincoln Children's Books
Pub. Date
2016.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Follows Amelia Earhart, whose strong will and self-belief helped her overcome prejudice and technical problems to become the first female pilot to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean. This inspiring and informative little biography comes with extra facts about Amelia's life.
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Series
Publisher
Carolrhoda Books
Pub. Date
c1998
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
A biography of the first person, man or woman, to fly alone across the Atlantic nonstop from England to North America, from her childhood in Africa to her record-setting flight.
Author
Publisher
Scholastic Press
Pub. Date
[2017]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 7
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 ..."--Jacket.
11) City of Jasmine
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English
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Description
"Famed aviatrix Evangeline Starke never expected to see her husband, adventurer Gabriel Starke, ever again. They had been a golden couple, enjoying a whirlwind courtship amid the backdrop of a glittering social set in prewar London until his sudden death with the sinking of the Lusitania. Five years later, beginning to embrace life again, Evie embarks upon a flight around the world, collecting fame and admirers along the way. In the midst of her triumphant...
14) Amelia Earhart
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Series
Publisher
DK Publishing
Pub. Date
©2007
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.4 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
Description
An introduction to one of America's most famous pilots, who mysteriously disappeared in 1937 while flying over the Pacific Ocean.
15) Starhawk
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Series
Publisher
Ace Books
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Description
" Priscilla Hutchins has been through many experiences. This is the story of her first unforgettable adventure; Priscilla "Hutch" Hutchins has finally realized her lifelong dream: She's completed a nerve-bending qualification flight for a pilot's license. Her timing is far from optimal, however. Faster-than-light travel has only recently become a reality, and the World Space Authority is still learning how to manage long-range missions safely. To...
17) Amelia Earhart
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Series
Publisher
Cherry Lake Publishing
Pub. Date
[2016]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
The life and career of Amelia Earhart.
Author
Publisher
Ohio University Press
Pub. Date
[2016]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.1 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
Description
"In this biography for middle-grade readers, Nancy Roe Pimm tells the story of Geraldine "Jerrie" Mock, the first woman to fly solo around the world. In her trusty Cessna, The Spirit of Columbus-also known as Charlie-she traveled from Columbus, Ohio, on an eastward route that totaled nearly twenty-three thousand miles and took almost a month. Overcoming wind, ice, mechanical problems, and maybe even sabotage, Mock persevered. Mock caught the aviation...
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Publisher
Holiday House
Pub. Date
©2009
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
In 1912, airplanes looked like bicycles with wings. Only men flew these scary new machines. When a spirited young woman named Harriet Quimby decided to learn to fly, everyone said it would be too dangerous. But Harriet tried it anyway! She was the first woman in the United States to earn her pilot's license. Soon the whole country was just wild about her! Harriet loved the attention and designed a purple flight suit to stand out even more. Before...
Author
Publisher
Abrams Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2008
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 6.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Ever since Amelia Earhart and her plane disappeared on July 2, 1937, people have wanted to know more about this remarkable woman. Amelia Earhart follows the charismatic aviator from her first sight of an airplane at the age of ten to the last radio transmission she made before she vanished. Illustrated with original artworks, contemporary photographs, quotes, and details, this is a great introduction to the famous pilot.
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