Dorothy the Brave by Browne, Meghan P.

"Dorothy Lucas yearned to discover all that she was capable of. After the devastating news of Pearl Harbor, her brothers joined the World War II war effort, but Dorothy wanted to do her part, too. So, she enlisted to serve as a Women Airforce Service Pilot (WASP). After hours of flight school and roaring engines, Dorothy and her fellow WASPs risked their lives towing targets in the air for the male fighter pilots in training. Through many mechanical scares and smoke-filled cockpits, Dorothy remained brave and committed to her job--defying gravity and defying the odds"--

Author: Meghan P. Browne
Publisher: Viking Books for Young Readers
Published: 03/29/2022
Pages: 40
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.05lbs
Size: 11.20h x 9.40w x 0.50d
ISBN: 9780593116999
Audience: Ages 4-8

Review Citation(s):
Booklist 02/15/2022 pg. 46
School Library Journal 03/01/2022 pg. 118
Kirkus Reviews 05/15/2022

About the Author
Meghan P. Browne is working toward her MFA at the Vermont College of Fine Arts. She is also the author of Indelible Anne: The Larger-Than-Life Story of Governor Ann Richards. Meghan lives on and runs a farm in South Austin, Texas, called the Honey Browne Farm. Visit her on Twitter at @meghanpbrowne.

Brooke Smart is an illustrator who loves telling stories from her head, or stories from other people's heads, or stories from history. She earned a BFA in Illustration from Brigham Young University and lives in Sandy, Utah with her family.