Sky Rider
Subtitle: the story of Evelyn Sharp, World War II WASP
By: by Jean A. Lukesh
Publisher: Field Mouse Productions
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Grand Island, NE
Language: eng
Number of pages: 175
ISBN-13: 9780964758636
Subjects: Women airforce service pilots; Juvenile literature; Women in the Military; World War, 1939-1945; History
Description: A young adult quick reader biography of Evelyn Sharp, an adopted girl who overcame asthma and many other problems and learned to fly an airplane as a teenager. She became the youngest woman commercial pilot, taught men to fly for war, and was a respected member of such women's flying groups as the WAFS and WASP. Until her early death in an airplane accident in 1944, she flew warplanes across America and Canada so that men could fly them into battle during World War II and left a legacy that helped open the way for the women pilots of today and tomorrow.
Notes: Includes bibliographcal references (p. 164-166) and index.
Table of contents: title: To Drive an Airplane; title: Changing names, dates, and parents; title: Moving again; title: Dreams of flying; title: A penny a pound; title: Horses, dogs, and 5 cent ice cream; title: The best girl athlete in town; title: Boarding house days; title: A natural-born pilot; title: Running out of planes; title: The business of flying; title: Hometown girl and "The Ord"; title: Grand celebrations, big problems; title: Resetting goals; title: On stage, on screen, and in the air; title: Return to sky riding; title: "Baby Flier"; title: Damages and repairs; title: Flying for the CPTP; title: Top secret pilot projects; title: "The Originals"; title: "The Army Way"; title: Learning the truth; title: Women pilots in the news; title: "Best of the Best"; title: Grounded; title: From WAFS to WASP; title: Women pilots in the movies; title: In pursuit of flying; title: Evelyn's last flight; title: Gone in less than a minute; title: Coming home; title: In honor of Evelyn and the WASP; title: Lofty goals.