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42) Pilots
Author
Series
Publisher
Garrett Eductional Corp
Pub. Date
[1992]
Lexile measure
1160L
Language
English
Description
Briefly points out some of the risks faced by different kinds of pilots.
43) Skyward
Author
Series
Skyward volume 1
Publisher
Delacorte Press
Pub. Date
[2018]
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 21
Lexile measure
HL 680L
Language
English
Description
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.
Spensa's world has been under attack for hundreds of years. An alien race called the Krell leads onslaught after onslaught from the sky in a never-ending campaign to destroy humankind. Pilots are the heroes of what's left of the human race. She dreams of becoming a pilot, but...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.5 - AR Pts: 20
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
Despite her own major achievements--she becomes the first licensed female glider pilot in the United States--Anne Morrow Lindbergh is viewed merely as Charles Lindbergh's wife. The fairy-tale life she once longed for will bring heartbreak and hardships, ultimately pushing her to reconcile her need for love and her desire for independence, and to embrace, at last, life's infinite possibilities for change and happiness.
51) Manhunt
Author
Language
English
Description
Alexandra Scott: Wilderness Woman. It had a terrific ring to it, but Alex felt a sudden twinge of terror. She'd traded in her Wall Street job and fancy condo for a cabin in the Alaska woods, and there was no turning back! She'd wanted to escape the rat race, to go husband-hunting where men outnumbered women four to one, but now she was here. . . and full of doubts. Then she spotted Michael Casey -- and the dizzyingly attractive pilot made her want...
56) Soaring home
Author
Series
Publisher
Steeple Hill
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
English
Description
"Small-town girl Darcy Shea aspires to be the first woman to fly across the Atlantic Ocean. All she needs is a plane, flight lessons--and the luck to avoid marriage. A husband would never allow her to fly, let alone truly soar. When test pilot Jack Hunter crash-lands practically in her backyard, her prayers seem answered ... almost. The dashing aviator won't let her near his plane--or reveal the real reason he's keeping her grounded. But Darcy won't...
58) Code name Verity
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.5 - AR Pts: 15
Lexile measure
1020L
Language
English
Description
Oct. 11, 1943 A British spy plane crashes in Nazi-occupied France. Its pilot and passenger are best friends. One of the girls has a shot at survival. The other has lost the game before it's barely begun. When "Verity" is arrested by the Gestapo, she's sure she doesn't stand a chance. As a secret agent captured in enemy territory, she's living a spy's worst nightmare. Her Nazi interrogators give her a simple choice: reveal her mission or face a grisly...
Author
Publisher
McFarland
Pub. Date
[2005]
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
"This work explores the challenges faced by women of Alaska as they pursued roles in aviation. Beginning in 1927 with Marvel Crosson and reaching to the present day, 36 adventurous and personal tales are offered"--Provided by publisher.