Create a Travel Bucket List and Receive a Book Featuring Aviation!
Create a Travel Bucket List and Receive a Book Featuring Aviation!
August 19 is Aviation Day and there are a lot of great YA books that focus on flight. In honor of Aviation Day, create a travel itinerary and receive a high-flying book to read for the fun holiday.
August 19 is Aviation Day and there are a lot of great YA books that focus on flight. In honor of Aviation Day, create a travel itinerary and receive a high-flying book to read for the fun holiday.
You should read Code Name Verity by Elizabeth E. Wein!
You should read Code Name Verity by Elizabeth E. Wein!
On October 11, 1943, a British spy plane crashes in Nazi-occupied France. Its pilot and passenger are best friends, and only one of the girls has a chance for survival. “Verity” is arrested by the Gestapo and is given the choice: reveal her mission or face execution. As she intricately weaves her confession, Verity uncovers her past and how she became friends with the pilot, Maddie, and why she left her in the wrecked plane. But is it enough to save her from the enemy?
You should read Flygirl by Sherri L. Smith!
You should read Flygirl by Sherri L. Smith!
Ida Mae Jones dreams of following her father’s footsteps of being a pilot. But she is both black and a woman which are two strikes against her. When America enters World War II and creates the Women Airforce Service Pilots or WASP, Ida sees it as an opportunity. But even the WASP won’t accept a black woman, so Ida must make a choice to “pass” as white to be accepted into the program. Denying her identity and family is a burden and while Ida follows her dream of becoming a pilot, she must ultimately decide who she wants to be.
You should read Nothing But Sky by Amy Trueblood!
You should read Nothing But Sky by Amy Trueblood!
Grace Lafferty is a post-World War I wing walker and is determined to go to the World Aviation Expo and earn herself a Hollywood contract. Henry Patton, a mechanic, questions why Grace is such a daredevil, but Grace continues to push for each new death-defying trick. When one of her stunts saves a pilot’s life, a Hollywood studio offers her a chance to perform at the Expo, but when a stunt goes wrong, Grace must decide whether her life is worth risking for one final trick.
You should read American Ace by Marilyn Nelson!
You should read American Ace by Marilyn Nelson!
When Connor’s grandmother dies, she leaves a letter to his birth father revealing a secret that shakes up their close Italian-American family: Connor’s grandfather is not his father’s birth father. His only clues are a class ring and a pair of pilot’s wings. When his father suffers from a stroke, Conner is pressed to find out who his biological grandfather is along with understanding his new identity, race, and connection to American history.
You should read Among the Red Stars by Gwen C. Katz!
You should read Among the Red Stars by Gwen C. Katz!
Russia has been destroyed by World War II, and when an opportunity arises for an all-female aviation group to form, Valka is the first to sign up. Once flying meant freedom for Valka but now it’s challenging and dangerous to drop bombs out of a fragile canvas biplane onto German soldiers. As war intensifies, Valka must decide how far she is willing to risk and defend the skies.
You should read Night Witches by Kathryn Lasky!
You should read Night Witches by Kathryn Lasky!
16-year-old Valya is a pilot who has 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.When her mother is killed during the siege, Valya is left with one burning desire: to join her older sister, a member of the famous and feared Night Witches-a brigade of young female pilots.But after Valya manages to get past the German blockade, that's when the REAL danger starts. The women have been assigned a critical mission with the highest of stakes, and must work together to defeat the odds.