Born to Fly

<strong>Born to Fly</strong> tells the story of elevenyearold tomboy Bird McGill. Ever sinceshe can remember Bird has loved flying in small propeller airplanes ... » 

Born to Fly tells the story of elevenyearold tomboy Bird McGill. Ever sinceshe can remember Bird has loved flying in small propeller airplanes with hermechanic dad. When the local airstrip is turned into a military flight schoolBird is in heaven. But when a young Japanese American student named KenjiFujita joins Birds class the entire school seems to be convinced that hes aspy or at the very least that he and his uncle want the Japanese to win. Birdis wary of Kenji not just because hes Japanese but because he steals herflightrelated topic for a school report and leaves her to write about thedeadly boring local marsh weed. But on Birds first trip to the marsh she andKenji accidentally discover real spy activity in the area. Bird realizes thatKenji is actually a standup guyand she and Kenji begin an adventure thatwill shake the town and may even change the future of the United States.Winner of the Dell Yearling ContestFrom the Hardcover edition. «