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61) The layover
Author
Publisher
G.P. Putnam's Sons
Pub. Date
[2021]
Physical Desc
308 pages ; 21 cm
Language
English
Description
"An unexpected tropical layover with her nemesis turns a flight attendant's life upside down in this witty, breezy debut romantic comedy about life--and love--30,000 feet above the ground"--
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
1996
Edition
1st ed.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 27 cm.
Language
English
Description
A rhymed telling of the life of the first African American aviator, who dreamed of flying as a child in the cotton fields of Texas, and persevered until she made that dream come true.
64) Hallowed ground
Author
Series
Publisher
Amara, an imprint of Entangled Publishing
Pub. Date
2023.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
381 pages ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
"There are some debts you can't repay...Josh Walker is loyal, reckless, and every girl's dream. But he only has eyes for December Howard, the girl he has yearned for since his high school hockey days. Together they have survived grief, the military, distance, and time as they've fought for stolen weekends between his post at Ft. Rucker and her schooling at Vanderbilt. Now that Josh is a medevac pilot and Ember is headed toward graduation, they're...
Author
Publisher
Mira
Pub. Date
[2024]
Physical Desc
360 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
In 1987, when she inherits a piece of land, Emma finds a small plane in disrepair and her great uncle's journal that tells the story of Livy Jones, the woman who piloted his plane when he fell ill, and, with new purpose, works to secure Livy's place in the aviation hall of fame.
Author
Series
Apollo murders volume 2
Publisher
Mulholland Books, Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2023.
Edition
First United States edition.
Physical Desc
354 pages ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
In 1973 Israel, as the Yom Kippur War erupts and a state-of-the-art Soviet MiG fighter makes an unexpected landing, NASA Flight Controller and former U.S. test pilot Kaz Zemeckis is drawn into a high-stakes game of spies, lies and secrets that hold the key to Cold War air and space supremacy.
Author
Series
Publisher
Central Coast Press
Pub. Date
c2008
Physical Desc
511 p. ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Roseanna's Reply is a WWII era novel based on historical fact that blends famous wartime personalities (Jimmy Doolittle, Ronald Reagan, William Randolph Hearst, Howard Hughes, to name a few) with the book's principal characters in a fascinating manner. With America's WWII aviation industry as backdrop, the book is an action/mystery/espionage story..."--Review from www.amazon.com
Author
Publisher
Disney-Hyperion
Pub. Date
2015.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.8 - AR Pts: 16
Physical Desc
357 pages ; 21 cm
Language
English
Description
Having moved to Ethiopia to avoid the prejudices of 1930s America, Emilia Menotti, her black adoptive brother Teo, and their mother Rhoda, a stunt pilot, are devoted to their new country even after war with Italy looms, drawing the teens into the conflict.
69) Spin
Author
Series
Captain Chase novels volume 2
Language
English
Description
In the aftermath of a NASA rocket launch gone terribly wrong, Captain Calli Chase comes face-to-face with her missing twin sister - as well as the startling truth of who they really are. Now, a top secret program put in motion years ago has spun out of control, and only Calli can redirect its course. Aided by cutting-edge technologies, the NASA investigator and scientist turned Space Force pilot sets out on a frantic search for the missing link between...
Author
Publisher
Lake Union Publishing
Pub. Date
[2018]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
301 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
"Russia, 1941. Katya Ivanova is a young pilot in a far-flung military academy in the Ural Mountains. From childhood, she's dreamed of taking to the skies to escape her bleak mountain life. With the Nazis on the march across Europe, she is called on to use her wings to serve her country in its darkest hour. Not even the entreaties of her new husband, a sensitive artist who fears for her safety, can dissuade her from doing her part as a proud daughter...
Author
Series
Publisher
Entangled Publishing
Pub. Date
2023.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
388 pages ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
Lt. Grayson Masters is focused on graduating the Apache helicopter course, and the last thing he needs is his gorgeous new roommate Samantha Fitzgerald distracting him. While her smart mouth and free spirit are irresistibly irritating, he can't deny their off-the-charts chemistry, no matter how hard he tries. Having just been expelled from college, Sam has no business digging for Grayson's secrets while she's hiding her own, but that doesn't stop...
Author
Series
Captain mama volume 2
Publisher
Gracefully Global Group
Pub. Date
[2016]
Physical Desc
40 pages : color illustrations, color map ; 23 cm
Language
English
Description
Marco's class goes on a field trip to take a tour of his mother's Air Force refueling tanker plane.
75) Cloudmaker
Author
Publisher
Grove Press
Pub. Date
2021.
Physical Desc
xvii, 430 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"In 1937 Montana, fourteen-year-old Houston "Huck" Finn finds a dead body in a local creek and steals the man's rare Lindbergh flight watch. Huck is an aspiring aviator, working to build his own airplane-a secret he has kept from his God-fearing mother. His cousin, Annelise, arrives from Los Angeles for a long stay with his family, and Huck is initially wary until he learns she has had flight lessons. As his airplane takes shape, and the young cousins...
Author
Publisher
Flying Eye Books
Pub. Date
2018.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
80 pages : color illustrations ; 32 cm
Language
English
Description
"The year is 1927, and in America, England and Russia, three young girls share a dream: to fly. But in an age when men still rule the skies, the odds are stacked against them... As the grim shadow of war falls once again upon the west, Hazel, Lilya and Marlene leap at the chance to fly for their countries. In the face of doubt, racism and constant peril, they fearlessly pursue their passions for aviation like no woman before."--Page [4] of cover.
Author
Series
Publisher
Harlequin MIRA
Pub. Date
[2020]
Physical Desc
311 pages ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
When a small bush plane smashes through the ice at Falls Lake Lodge, it's a chilling reminder of everything Megan Metzler has lost. Three years ago, Meg's pilot husband died in a similar crash, a tragedy Meg and her young son, Chip, have struggled to move on from. Still, Meg does everything she can to assist when Commander Bryce Saylor arrives to investigate, even as working alongside the handsome pilot stirs up painful memories--and an attraction...
Author
Series
Publisher
Stone Arch Books, an imprint of Capstone
Pub. Date
[2021]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 2.5 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
1 volume
Language
English
Description
Three members of Pig Force are on a top-secret mission to deliver the blueprints of a high-tech home base, where at last the Pig Force will be safe from the Wolf Force--but they are being pursued by Lana Wolf, crack pilot and her Wind Turbine Blaster whose powerful wind could knock Hog-25b Jet Fighter out of the sky before the brave members of Pig Force can reach headquarters with the plans.
79) Flying at night
Author
Publisher
Berkley
Pub. Date
2018.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
viii, 325 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
An emotionally charged novel about family -- the slow accumulation of wrongs that drive us apart and the unlikely paths that lead us home again. Piper Hart has poured all her energy into raising her son, Fred, while her often-absent husband, Isaac, has poured all his energy into a career defending the wrongly accused. She's always told herself her son is perfectly normal, but somewhere deep inside her rests a tiny suspicion that all is not well. Her...
Author
Publisher
Bookouture
Pub. Date
2020.
Physical Desc
332 pages ; 20 cm
Language
English
Description
"As the German Luftwaffe begin a terrifying bombing campaign that will come to be known as the Blitz, thousands are evacuated to safety. But Lizzie Mackenzie finds herself heading towards London. She knows she must help in the war effort. But she has another reason for leaving the security of her Scottish village: the illegitimate child she gave up for adoption nearly five years before is somewhere in the city. And--as the bombs rain down--she will...
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