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Tag Archives: pilots
Review: Rose Under Fire by Elizabeth Wein
Rose Under Fire by Elizabeth Wein. Hyperion, 2013. Currently Available. Genre: Historical Fiction Face Value: This is a lovely piece of cover artwork that absolutely captures the story. When you have a book that deals with horrors like a concentration … Continue reading
Posted in Reviews, Young Adult
Tagged Concentration Camps, Historical Fiction, Holocaust, pilots, Ravensbruck, Rebellion, World War II
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Review: Code Name Verity by Elizabeth Wein
Code Name Verity by Elizabeth Wein. Hyperion, 2012. Currently Available. Genre: Historical Fiction Face Value: When I first saw this book reviewed, back in February over at The Book Smugglers, I got really excited, because this is such a Sarah-book. … Continue reading
Posted in Reviews, Young Adult
Tagged Female Soldiers, Friendship, Historical Fiction, pilots, spies, World War II
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Review: Flygirl by Sherri L. Smith
Flygirl by Sherri L. Smith. Speak, 2008. Currently available. Genre: YA Historical Fiction Face Value: I find this cover captivating. Seeing a young woman of color in pilot’s garb immediately catches the eye, and it looks contemporary and historical at the … Continue reading
Posted in Reviews, Young Adult
Tagged Historical Fiction, pilots, Race, U.S. Military, WASP, WWII, ya
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