Earhart grew up at a time when many believed that men alone had the right to experience the thrill of adventure - but, from the moment she saw her first aeroplane, she knew it was her destiny to fly. She undertook record-setting flights, earning more fame and admiration with every boundary she broke. Sadly, her tragic and mysterious disappearance over the Pacific remains one of the great unsolved mysteries. This fascinating biography captures her grit and unwavering determination to chart her own path in a patriarchal world. [This book description comes from a different edition of this title. Please report any inaccuracies].

 

 

This book features in the following series: Great Leaders And Events, Sterling Point Books .

This book is aimed at children at US 7th grade-11th grade.

This book has been graded for interest at 12-16 years.

There are 224 pages in this book.

It is aimed at Young Adult readers. The term Young Adult (YA) is used for books which have the following characteristics: (1) aimed at ages 12-18 years, US grades 7-12, UK school years 8-15, (2) around 50-75k words long, (3) main character is aged 12-18 years, (4) topics include self-reflection, internal conflict vs external, analyzing life and its meaning, (5) point of view is often in the first person, and (6) swearing, violence, romance and sexuality are allowed.

This book was published in 2017 by Voyageur Press .

Kathi `Fatti' Burke is an Irish illustrator. She lives in Amsterdam. John Burke is Fatti's dad. He is a retired primary school teacher and principal. He lives in Waterford. Together they created the bestselling, award-winning series of books, Irelandopedia, Historopedia and Focloiropedia.