| Secrets in the Sky: Lone Star Heroines Contributor(s): Rice, Melinda (Author) |
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ISBN: 1556227876 ISBN-13: 9781556227875 Publisher: Taylor Trade Publishing OUR PRICE: $8.50 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: February 2001 Annotation: It's 1943 and the world is at war, but 12-year-old Bethany Parker is stuck at home in Sweetwater, Texas. When the Women Air Force Service Pilots come to town, she is thrilled. They are glamorous and daring -- and they befriend Bethany! When one of the women dies during a training flight, Bethany is convinced the mysterious crash was the work of a Nazi spy, and she sets out to prove it. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Historical - United States - 20th Century |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 00068966 |
| Lexile Measure: 730 |
| Series: Lone Star Heroines |
| Physical Information: 0.4" H x 5.51" W x 8.52" (0.30 lbs) 116 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1940's - Geographic Orientation - Texas |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 51491 Reading Level: 4.8 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 4.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: It's 1943 and the world is at war, but 12-year-old Bethany Parker is stuck at home in Sweetwater, Texas. When the Women Air Force Service Pilots come to town, she is thrilled. They are glamorous and daring and they befriend Bethany When one of the women dies during a training flight, Bethany is convinced the mysterious crash was the work of a Nazi spy, and she sets out to prove it. The Lone Star Heroines series brings to life real events in Texas history and shows young readers how girls living during those exciting times experienced and even contributed to those dramatic events. Each book in the series includes a chapter of background stories and pictures of the actual people who lived them. Look for other stories of The Lone Star Heroines Series, and the Lone Star Heroes series for boys, too. |