Synopses & Reviews
When Bessie Coleman was a child, she wanted to be in school -- not in the cotton fields of Texas, helping her family earn money. She wanted to be somebody significant in the world. So Bessie did everything she could to learn under the most challenging of circumstances. At the end of every day in the fields she checked the foreman's numbers -- made sure his math was correct. And this was just the beginning of a life of hard work and dedication that really paid off: Bessie became the first African-American to earn a pilot's license. She was andlt;Iandgt;somebody.andlt;/Iandgt;
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Publishers Weekly starred review A flight well worth taking.
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Miami Herald Inspiring.
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School Library Journal starred review A first-rate follow-up to Borden's Good-Bye, Charles Lindbergh.
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andlt;Iandgt;Miami Heraldandlt;/Iandgt; Inspiring.
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andlt;Iandgt;School Library Journalandlt;/Iandgt; starred review A first-rate follow-up to Borden's andlt;Iandgt;Good-Bye, Charles Lindbergh.andlt;/Iandgt;
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andlt;Iandgt;Publishers Weeklyandlt;/Iandgt; starred review A flight well worth taking.
About the Author
Louise Borden is the author of more than twenty books for children, whose awards include the prestigious Christopher Medal. She lives in Cincinnati, Ohio, and the Washington, D.C. metro area, and can be visited at louiseborden.com.