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Author:

Weatherford, Carole Boston, 1956-

Title:

You can fly : the Tuskegee Airmen / Carole Boston Weatherford ; illustrated by Jeffery Boston Weatherford.

Edition:

1st Atheneum Bks. for Young Readers pbk. ed. July 2017.

Publisher:

Atheneum Books for Young Readers,

Copyright Date:

2017

Description:

80 p. : ill. ; 20 cm.

Subject:

World War, 1939-1945--Participation, African American--Juvenile poetry.
United States.--Fighter Squadron, 99th--Fighter Squadron, 99th--History--Juvenile poetry.
African American air pilots--History--Juvenile poetry.
World War, 1939-1945--Aerial operations, American--Juvenile poetry.
Tuskegee Army Air Field (Ala.)--Juvenile poetry.
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Western Front--Juvenile poetry.
World War, 1939-1945--Participation, African American--Poetry.
United States.--Fighter Squadron, 99th--Fighter Squadron, 99th--History--Poetry.
African American air pilots--History--Poetry.
World War, 1939-1945--Aerial operations, American--Poetry.
Tuskegee Army Air Field (Ala.)--Poetry.
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Western Front--Poetry.
World War, 1939-1945--Poetry.
United States.--Fighter Squadron, 99th--Fighter Squadron, 99th--History--Poetry.
African American air pilots--History--Poetry.
World War, 1939-1945--Aerial operations--Poetry.
Tuskegee Army Air Field (Ala.)--Poetry.
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Poetry.
Poetry.

Other Authors:

Weatherford, Jeffery Boston, ill.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. 77-80).

Summary:

"History in verse celebrates the story of the Tuskegee Airmen, pioneering African-American pilots who triumphed in the skies and past the color barrier."--Publisher.

Indexed by:

School Library Journal, February 2016
Pub Weekly, March 2016
Kirkus Starred, February 2016
Booklist, April 2016
Horn Book, October 2016
Bulletin (Center for Children's books), April 2016
School Library Journal
Pub Weekly
Kirkus Starred

ISBN:

1537949985
9781537949987
1481449397
9781481449397

Locations:

SUPC124 -- Aplington Legion Memorial Library (Aplington)

KHPB566 -- Donnellson Public Library (Donnellson)