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80 pp.
| Hyperion
| February, 2010
|
TradeISBN 978-1-4231-1337-9$17.99
(2)
4-6
Illustrated by
Ben Towle.
Narrator Grace, who handwrites a newspaper for her small Newfoundland town, is riveted by Amelia Earhart. She gets the chance to ask Earhart all about her life when the pilot comes to town. Taylor delivers just the right amount of information in the text. Towle's black, white, and cyan drawings are moody and dramatic, evoking a strong sense of place and time period. Reading list. Bib.