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Flygirl

During World War II, a light-skinned African American girl "passes" for white in order to join the Women Airforce Service Pilots.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Smith, Sherri L.
Format:	Books Print Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : G.P. Putnam's Sons, 2009.
Subjects:	Women Airforce Service Pilots (U.S.) > Young adult fiction. World War, 1939-1945 > Participation, Female > Young adult fiction. Air pilots > Young adult fiction. African Americans > Young adult fiction.
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Summary:	During World War II, a light-skinned African American girl "passes" for white in order to join the Women Airforce Service Pilots.
Physical Description:	275 p. ; 22 cm.
ISBN:	9780399247095 0399247092
Author Notes:	Sherri L. Smith was born in Chicago, Illinois. Her first book, Lucy the Giant, was an American Library Association Best Book for Young Adults in 2003. Her other books include Sparrow, Orleans, The Toymaker's Apprentice, and Hot, Sour, Salty, Sweet. Flygirl won the California Book Award Gold Medal. (Bowker Author Biography)