Flygirl

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Ida Mae Jones dreams of flight Her daddy was a pilot and being black didn t stop him from fulfilling his dreams But her daddy s gone now, and being a woman, and being black, are two strikes against her When America enters the war with Germany and Japan, the Army creates the WASP, the Women Airforce Service Pilots and Ida suddenly sees a way to fly as well as do something significant to help her brother stationed in the Pacific But even the WASP won t accept her as a black woman, forcing Ida Mae to make a difficult choice of passing, of pretending to be white to be accepted into the program Hiding one s racial heritage, denying one s family, denying one s self is a heavy burden And while Ida Mae chases her dream, she must also decide who it is she really wants to be. Best Download [ Flygirl ] author [ Sherri L. Smith ] – kino-fada.fr Don t read this because of the blurb on the back by Newbery Printz teacher s pet Jacqueline Woodson.Don t read it just because it s a window on a seldom told story of women in WWII Don t read it just because of the theme of an African American woman trying to pass for white in the segregated world of the 1940s Don t read it just because you re looking for another girls can do anything they put their minds to it despite the odds sort of read.Read it because it s well written, well researched Don t read this because of the blurb on the back by Newbery Printz teacher s pet Jacqueline Woodson.Don t read it just because it s a window on a seldom told story of women in WWII Don t read it just because of the theme of an African American woman trying to pass for white in the segregated world of the 1940s Don t read it just because you re looking for another girls can do anything they put their minds to it despite the odds sort...Sherri L Smith s Flygirl is a gem of a novel, taking place during the middle of World War II where a young woman enlists as a pilot in the army However, in doing so, she not only faces the dangers that await her in the sky, but an everyday danger as she hides her racial identity in order to make her dreams happen I loved the writing, the strength of the characterizations, and the overarching story as it deals with many difficult issues of the time racism, sexism, and issues of identity Sherri L Smith s Flygirl is a gem of a novel, taking place during the middle of World War II where a young woman enlists as a pilot in the army However, in doing so, she not only faces the dangers that await her in the sky, but an everyday danger as she hides her racial identity in order to make her dreams happen I loved the writing, the strength of the characterizations, and the overarching story as it deals with many difficult issues of the time racism, sexism, and issues of identity and overcom...I keep an eye open for every book Sherri L Smith publishes, and I m never disappointed This is the story of a young woman of color, the daughter of a flyer, who passes as white to join the WASPs and fly for her country during WWII Her goa... Flygirls by Sherri L Smith is an absolute must read for fans of historical fiction that draws on real life events I was right there the entire ride through all the ups and downs alongside Ida Mae This novel also deals with race and passing, especially in regards to Southern America and the military, and it s a fascinating, if at times entirely overwhelming and crushing that being said the author handles everything well If you re interested in women in World War II, particularly the WASPs, Flygirls by Sherri L Smith is an absolute...A fun read I got very caught up in it about halfway through, especially during Ida Mae s WASP training The plot suffers a bit from lack of drive nothing really connects one flight to another And also, it ended rather abruptly, and without proper closure But the characters are distinct and engaging, and the portrait of a typical WASP a pretty fascinating subject by any account is made evenintriguing by the added tension of black Ida Mae s having to pretend to be a white girl in A fun read I got very caught up in it about halfway through, especially during Ida Mae s WASP training The plot suffers a bit from lack of drive nothing really connects one flight to another And also, it ended rather abruptly, and without proper closure But the characters are distinct and engaging, and the portrait of a typical WASP a pretty fascinating subject by any account is made evenintriguing by the added tension of black Ida Mae s having ...Originally Veronica picked it up at a school book sale So, yes, I ve been meaning to read it since she was in elementary school But Natasha spotted it and read it as part of her 40 Book Genre Challenge for school And she loved it So then I started it, and it was on my bedside table when the crew swept in, removed everything from my house, made the floor 3 4 of an inch taller and put everythingor less back So on the day itself, when I had time to read, I couldn t lay hands on a single Originally Veronica picked it up at a school book sale So, yes, I ve been meaning to read it since she was in elementary school But Natasha spotted it and read it as part of her 40 Book Genre Challenge for school And she loved it So then I started it, and it was on my bedside table when the crew swept in, removed everything from my house, made the floor 3 4 of an inch taller and put everythingor less back So on the day itself, when I had time to read, I couldn t lay hands on a single book But after a week I opened a box labeled organic cabbages and there it was Also, my alarm clock So, yay, I got to finish ...Interesting concept, but I didn t think the writing or the plot was that well developed It was a fairly short book, but it took me longer than I thought to get through it because it just didn t grab me I liked the characters, but, again, it was hard to get into the book and become very connected to them The concept of passing was interesting to me and the conflict and stress it introduced for Ida Mae, but when the book ended and we were left hanging on what would happen in her future, the Interesting concept, but I didn t think the writing or the plot was that well developed It was a fairly short book, but it took me longer than I thought to get through it because it just didn t grab me I liked the characters, but, again, it was hard to get into the book and become very connected to them The concept of passing was interesting to me and the conflict and stress it introduced for Ida Mae, but when the book ended and we were left hanging on what would happen in her f...A fantastic, well researched, engaging historical fiction with important messages about identity Ida Mae was an exceptional protagonist The plot was a bit clumsy at times, but the distinct characters certainly made up for it For fans of historical fiction...First sentence It s Sunday afternoon, and the phonograph player is jumping like a clown in a parade the way Jolene and I are dancing Ida Mae Jones just wants to fly Ever since her father taught her in his crop duster, she has never feltat home than in the cockpit of a plane Now there is a war on and Ida Mae wants to join the Women Airforce Service Pilots WASP to help with the war effort The only roadblock is that the WASP does not accept African American girls Ida Mae faces the First sentence It s Sunday afternoon, and the phonograph player is jumping like a clown in a parade the way Jolene and I are dancing Ida Mae Jones just wants to fly Ever since her father taught her in his crop duster, she has never feltat home than in the cockpit of a plane Now there is a war on and Ida Mae wants to join the Women Airforce Service Pilots WASP to help with the war effort The only roadblock is that the WASP does not accept African American girls Ida Mae faces the difficult choice of passing as white or giving up her dream of flying I haven t read a lot of books about World War II and knew next to nothing about the WASP before reading this book This book was a great, well researched introduction to this part of the war The WASP ferried planes across the country so they could be delivered...Ida Mae is an African American who s light skinned enough to pass as white Although most other African Americans would be rejected from serving, she uses her light skin to join the WASP Women Airforce Service Pilots and begin, she hopes, to serve her fighting brother and country Underlying the historical aspects, were beautiful dynamics of flying in the stead of her late father, finding identity, and her desire to stay pretty and feminine rather than be one of the boys The biggest thing Ida Mae is an African American who s light skinned enough to pass as white Although most other African Americans would be rejected from serving, she uses her light skin to join the WASP Women Airforce Service Pilots and begin, she hopes, to serve her fighting brother and country Underlying the historical aspects, were beautiful dynamics of flying in the stead of her...

Flygirl
  • English
  • 13 December 2018
  • Hardcover
  • 285 pages
  • 0399247092
  • Sherri L. Smith
  • Flygirl