Plucky Elinor Smith was six years old when she first went for a ride in a rickety “flying machine.” At ten, she was taking fling lessons with blocks strapped to the rudder bar so her feet could reach it!
Elinor dreamed of making her living as a professional pilot, but not everyone thought that girls should fly. When male pilots and newspapermen mocked her, Elinor decided to perform an aerial maneuver they thought was impossible. It would take training and preparation. But this aviation pioneer was determined to show that with talent, hard work, and plenty of grit, a girl could climb to any height.
Soar, Elinor! published by Farrar, Straus & Giroux Available October 12, 2o1o