War, Love and girl power are the 3 themes that come to mind after reading “The Flight Girls” written by: Noelle Salazar. A powerful, inspiring story of girl’s roles in World War 2 both in the air and in each other’s lives. It is a novel full of emotion that will leave you as if you had been a part of the girls journey a long with them.
The book is set in World War 2 and it follows Audrey Coltrane as she tries to overcome witnessing the horrific attack on Pearl Harbor. From getting shot out of the sky herself and loosing loves ones on that terrible day. Whiling trying to overcome the devastation of that day, she joins the Women Airforce Service Pilot program and makes fast friends with all the girls. Along her journey, she goes against all she believes in with love and falls for her mentor Lieutenant James Hart. However, when he goes missing in action, what will Audrey do? Will she be able to find James? Will she ever move forth with her dreams of owning her own airfield?
Between the friendships made, the horrific losses and beautiful dreams and aspirations, “The Flight Girls” keeps the reader captivated from beginning to end. Noelle Salazar has done a beautiful job writing a novel, where the reader is transformed into the story. I was able feel as though I was right alongside these women battling the same battles and suffering the same losses She writes a beautiful story the importance of girl power and friendships. If you want to want to read an inspirational story from this particular time in history, I will highly recommend “The Flight Girls.”!
Hadley Books 