Flygirl by Sherri L Smith

Flygirl,  I really enjoyed reading this book. It is another Virginia Reader's Choice.  I loved Ida Mae. Her persistence wanting to be a pilot.With America entering WWII the Army needed pilots to move planes from one place to the next. Ida had the chance to become a pilot.  She uses her light skin to 'pass' as a white girl, to learn to be a pilot. Ida Mae wants to fly become a pilot but soon Ida Mae learns denying one's identity and family a burden.  But will this stop her from achieving her dream of becoming a pilot?

I loved Ida Mae a strong female wanting to achieve her dreams, her persistence at a time when her skin color might have stopped her. Way to go Ida Mae!