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3) Stateless
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Stella North is one of twelve young pilots competing in a 1937 air race meant to promote peace in Europe, but when one of her competitors is sabotaged, Stella races to determine who is capable of murder, and who might be the next victim.
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Code name Verity volume 2
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When young American pilot Rose Justice is captured by Nazis and sent to Ravensbruck, the notorious women's concentration camp, she finds hope in the impossible through the loyalty, bravery, and friendship of her fellow prisoners.
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"World War II was over, and Berlin was in ruins. US Air Force Lieutenant Gail Halvorsen knew the children of the city were suffering. They were hungry and afraid. The young pilot wanted to help, but what could one man in one plane do?"--dust jacket flap.
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Code name Verity volume 1
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8th Grade Booklist
Eisenhower Public Library Staff Picks: Historical Fiction
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Eisenhower Public Library Staff Picks: Historical Fiction
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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.
10) Skyward
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Skyward (Brandon Sanderson) volume 1
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When a long-term attack against her world by the alien Krell escalates, Spensa's dream of becoming a pilot may come true, despite her deceased father being labeled a deserter.
11) Amelia Earhart
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OBD Little People Big Dreams Day (Sept. 23) - YOUTH
OBD November Is Aviation Month - YOUTH
OBD Women's History Month (March) - YOUTH
OBD November Is Aviation Month - YOUTH
OBD Women's History Month (March) - YOUTH
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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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Black Authors: Youth Biographies (SCPL-YS)
National Aviation Day
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National Aviation Day
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A biography of Elizabeth Coleman, who battled segregation, poverty, and gender discrimination in order to become the first licensed African-American female pilot.
13) Lightyear
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A sci-fi action adventure and the definitive origin story of Buzz Lightyear, the hero who inspired the toy, the film follows the legendary Space Ranger on an intergalactic adventure alongside a group of ambitious recruits, and his robot companion Sox.
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Black History Month - ROD Children's
Black History Month - Youth
OBD Black History Month (February) - YOUTH
OBD November Is Aviation Month - YOUTH
Black History Month - Youth
OBD Black History Month (February) - YOUTH
OBD November Is Aviation Month - YOUTH
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"The true story of James Herman Banning, the first African American pilot to fly across the United States"--
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K&T - Native American Heritage Month
Native American Authors: Board and Picture Books (SCPL-YS)
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Native American Authors: Board and Picture Books (SCPL-YS)
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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.
20) Flygirl
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During World War II, a light-skinned African American girl "passes" for white in order to join the Women Airforce Service Pilots.
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