{"product_id":"flygirl-paperback","title":"Flygirl - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSherri L. Smith\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFor fans of \u003ci\u003eUnbroken \u003c\/i\u003eand Ruta Sepetys.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAll Ida Mae Jones wants to do is fly. Her daddy was a pilot, and years after his death she feels closest to him when she's in the air. But as a young black woman in 1940s Louisiana, she knows the sky is off limits to her, until America enters World War II, and the Army forms the WASP-Women Airforce Service Pilots. Ida has a chance to fulfill her dream if she's willing to use her light skin to pass as a white girl. She wants to fly more than anything, but Ida soon learns that denying one's self and family is a heavy burden, and ultimately it's not what you do but who you are that's most important. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eRead Sherri L. Smith's posts on the Penguin Blog\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eSherri L. Smith was born in Chicago, Illinois and spent most of her childhood reading books. She currently lives in Los Angeles, where she has worked in movies, animation, comic books and construction. Sherri's first book, \u003ci\u003eLucy the Giant\u003c\/i\u003e, was an American Library Association Best Book for Young Adults in 2003. The Dutch translation, \u003ci\u003eLucy XXL \u003c\/i\u003e (Gottmer, 2005), was awarded an Honorable Mention at the 2005 De Gouden Zoen, or Golden Kiss, Awards for Children's Literature in the Netherlands. Sherri's novel, \u003ci\u003eSparrow\u003c\/i\u003e, was chosen as a National Council for the Social Studies\/Children's Book Council Notable Social Studies Trade Book for Young People and is also a 2009 Louisiana Young Readers Choice Award Nominee. Upon the release of \u003ci\u003eHot, Sour, Salty, Sweet \u003c\/i\u003e in February 2008, Sherri was featured as a spotlight author for The Brown Bookshelf's Black History Month celebration, \u003ci\u003e28 Days Later\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003ci\u003eFlygirl\u003c\/i\u003e, an historical YA novel set during World War II, is her fourth novel. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"Cloudberries,\" \u003c\/i\u003e Ladybug Magazine (2001)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eLucy the Giant \u003c\/i\u003e (2002)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eVarious stories, \u003ci\u003eBart Simpson Comics \u003c\/i\u003e (2002)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eSparrow \u003c\/i\u003e (2006)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eHot Sour, Salty, Sweet \u003c\/i\u003e (2008)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eFlygirl \u003c\/i\u003e (January 2009)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 304\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 8.2 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 16, 2010\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eQuiz Name:\u003c\/strong\u003e Flygirl\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e Upper Middle Grades, 6 and up\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e 4.3\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/strong\u003e 11\u003c\/div\u003e\n                ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51753726771488,"sku":"9780142417256","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/33c6848944641f21d9d9f88c3ea7b945.webp?v=1780026342","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/flygirl-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}