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32 pp.
| Tricycle
| August, 2009
|
TradeISBN 978-1-58246-280-6$16.99
(3)
K-3
Illustrated by
Carl Angel.
Young Maggie Gee worshiped Amelia Earhart and aspired to become a pilot. In this picture book biography, a cheerful first-person narrative (with invented dialogue) follows Gee's maturation from young dreamer to one of two female Chinese American service pilots in WWII. Vivid acrylic and colored-pencil illustrations emphasize the power of determination. An author's note and archival photographs provide further information.