The Flying Girl by L. Frank Baum
"The Flying Girl" by L. Frank Baum is a novel published in 1911. Seventeen-year-old Orissa Kane supports her family while her brother Steve builds his own flying machine. When sabotage and injury threaten Steve's aviation dreams, Orissa must step into the cockpit herself to prove his aircraft's worth. Blending aviation adventure with progressive themes, Baum creates a story of courage and determination in the exciting early days of powered flight. (This is
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| Author | Baum, L. Frank (Lyman Frank), 1856-1919 |
|---|---|
| Illustrator | Nuyttens, Josef Pierre, 1885-1960 |
| Title | The Flying Girl |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Flying_Girl |
| Credits |
Produced by Mary Glenn Krause, Chris Curnow, ellinora and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from images made available by the HathiTrust Digital Library.) |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 72.8 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PZ: Language and Literatures: Juvenile belles lettres |
| Subject | Revenge -- Juvenile fiction |
| Subject | Siblings -- Juvenile fiction |
| Subject | Rescues -- Juvenile fiction |
| Subject | California -- Juvenile fiction |
| Subject | Families -- Juvenile fiction |
| Subject | Women air pilots -- Juvenile fiction |
| Subject | Deception -- Juvenile fiction |
| Subject | Aircraft accidents -- Juvenile fiction |
| Subject | Airplane racing -- Juvenile fiction |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 53386 |
| Release Date | Oct 28, 2016 |
| Last Update | Oct 23, 2024 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 509 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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