Ida Mae Jones is an African-American girl who loves to fly planes. Her dad taught her how before he passed away. Now that World War II is happening, Ida Mae wants to figure out a way to help her country. She finds the Women’s Airforce Service pilots (WASP). The only problem is they won’t let in African-Americans. Fortunately for her, she is very light-skinned and passes for white. She joins up and learns everything she can about be a pilot. The entire time she is worried that someone will discover her secret.
I was very wary about this book when I first started it, but about a quarter of the way in I was hooked. Ida Mae is a great character. There are so many dimensions to who she is and where she came from. I loved the historical aspect of this book. The author does a fantastic job of maintaining historical accuracy. I would recommend this book to anyone needing to read historical fiction as well as people interested in pilots or World War II. It gives a different perspective to both arenas.
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