Amelia Earhart: This Broad Ocean

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"Women must try to do things as men have tried. When they fail, their failure must be but a challenge to others." --Amelia Earhart Amelia Earhart developed a love of flying at a very young age. What began as a simple joy became something much deeper--a commitment to open doors for all women. As Amelia built a name for herself in the field of aviation--breaking numerous records along the way--she inspired future trailblazers to soar to new heights. With an introduction by astronaut pioneer Eileen Collins, AMELIA EARHART: THIS BROAD OCEAN focuses on Amelia's triumphant crossing of the Atlantic Ocean in 1928. Panel by panel, it offers a glimpse of her relentless ambition and tireless will to promote women's rights. Above all, it leaves us with a sense of her deep-rooted desire to touch the sky.

S. S. Taylor is the author of the Expeditioners series of steampunk adventure novels for middle grade readers, with illustrations by Katherine Roy. The first book in the series, The Expeditioners and the Treasure of Drowned Man's Canyon, was nominated for both the Dorothy Canfield Fisher Award and the Texas Bluebonnet Award. She lives on a farm in Vermont with her husband, three kids, three cats, ten chickens, and fourteen sheep. You can learn more about her at www.SSTaylorBooks.com. Ben Towle is an Eisner Award-nominated cartoonist and comics educator. Some of his other books include Oyster War, Midnight Sun, and Farewell, Georgia. Ben lives in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, and you can visit him online at benzilla.com.

2011 YALSA Great Graphic Novel for Teens2010 Junior Library Guild Selection PRAISE FOR ANNIE SULLIVAN AND THE TRIALS OF HELEN KELLER * "Brilliantly conceived and executed. . . . Rarely is [this story] presented in such a breathtaking, original, and empathetic fashion."--Booklist (starred review) PRAISE FOR CHARLOTTE BRONT BEFORE JANE EYRE "Sharp-faced, sharp-tongued Charlotte shines through . . . [in] this inventive biography."--Booklist PRAISE FOR SATCHEL PAIGE: STRIKING OUT JIM CROW "Sturm's text poignantly conveys the quiet bitterness of his hero, and Tommaso's spare, two-tone drawings brilliantly contrast the physical beauty of the old, rural South with the savagery of its social institutions."--The New York Times Book Review PRAISE FOR THOREAU AT WALDEN * "Porcellino creates a poetic alternation of words and silences that effectively draws the reader into Thoreau's point of view."--Kirkus Reviews (starred review) PRAISE FOR THOREAU AT WALDEN ALA Best Book for Young Adults * "A fresh view."--Booklist (starred review) PRAISE FOR HOUDINI: THE HANDCUFF KING YALSA Great Graphic Novel for Teens PRAISE FOR HOUDINI: THE HANDCUFF KING * "Simply spectacular."--Kirkus Reviews (starred review) * "Like Earhart herself, this book ought to soar exuberantly into the hearts of its readers."--Kirkus Reviews (starred review) * "Reluctant readers, adventure fans, and those who themselves yearn for the skies will be sucked right into the immediacy here."--Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books (starred review) "An excellent choice."--School Library Journal