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Airfield — Jeanette Ingold
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Published:
Sep-1999 -
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Main Genre:
General Fiction -
Pages:
148 -
Age Level:
12 & up -
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In the early days of aviation, Beatty and Moss hang out around the airport Beatty's uncle manages. Beatty's hoping to see her father when he flies in--and quickly out again--on a mail flight. And Moss is hoping his mechanical skills will help him to support himself. Neither anticipates their crucial roles in the airfield's survival--or in saving Beatty's father's life.
Coming of Age Story: Fifteen-year-old Beatty just wants to belong. At a dusty Texas airfield, she discovers not only her own courage but a shocking secret about the mother she never knew.Women in Aviation: Beatty has always lived in the shadow of her pilot father, but a chance encounter reveals her mother was a daring pilot, too -- a woman who flew like she had her own wings.Unlikely Friendship: Moss is a boy left behind by the Depression with nothing but his mechanical skills. He and Beatty forge a bond as they fight for their place in a world that seems to have forgotten them.Father-Daughter Relationship: Her father is a man who keeps his distance and his secrets. To save his life, Beatty will have to face down a storm and prove she has inherited her mother's courage.
Coming of Age Story: Fifteen-year-old Beatty just wants to belong. At a dusty Texas airfield, she discovers not only her own courage but a shocking secret about the mother she never knew.Women in Aviation: Beatty has always lived in the shadow of her pilot father, but a chance encounter reveals her mother was a daring pilot, too -- a woman who flew like she had her own wings.Unlikely Friendship: Moss is a boy left behind by the Depression with nothing but his mechanical skills. He and Beatty forge a bond as they fight for their place in a world that seems to have forgotten them.Father-Daughter Relationship: Her father is a man who keeps his distance and his secrets. To save his life, Beatty will have to face down a storm and prove she has inherited her mother's courage.
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