Leni Zumas's writing crackles. Her books are sharp, bleak, funny, and possibly dangerous. When her collection of short stories, Farewell Navigator,...
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This is a great book! I enjoyed it very much! A young girl named Ida Mae Jones can fly an airplane, but has many limitations because she is black. Her brother, Thomas, goes to war as a doctor. She wants to help him in any way possible. She pretends to be white and "passes". She trains to become a WASP, Women Airforce Service Pilots. Will she pass her tests and become one? Read this amazing book and find out!
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rosebud24, December 5, 2010
This is a great book! I enjoyed it very much! A young girl named Ida Mae Jones can fly an airplane, but has many limitations because she is black. Her brother, Thomas, goes to war as a doctor. She wants to help him in any way possible. She pretends to be white and "passes". She trains to become a WASP, Women Airforce Service Pilots. Will she pass her tests and become one? Read this amazing book and find out!(2 of 3 readers found this comment helpful)