{"product_id":"amelia-earhart-the-skys-no-limit-9780765324832","title":"Amelia Earhart: The Sky's No Limit","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA exciting new biography of America's first lady of flight. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs a tomboy growing up in Kansas, Amelia Earhart delighted in trying new and risky things, once even building a roller-coaster in her grandparents' backyard. In her 20s she fell in love with flight while watching an aerobatics exhibition and grew even more enthralled when she took her first airplane ride. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAt age 24 she earned her pilot's wings and 1928 took part in the transatlantic \"Friendship\" flight. Her willowy build, wholesome smile, and tousled blonde hair invited comparison to the celebrated pilot Charles Lindbergh, and \"Lady Lindy\" charmed the public with her unassuming manner. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLori Van Pelt's \u003ci\u003eAmelia Earhart: The Sky's No Limit \u003c\/i\u003etakes readers through Earhart's career triumphs and tragedies. It explorers not only her accomplishments in the field of flight, but also her struggles in the male-dominated world of aviation. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNamed to the New York Public Library's Best Books for the Teen Age 2006\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLori Van Pelt\u003c\/b\u003e is a former newspaperwoman whose nonfiction work has appeared in \u003ci\u003ePilot Getaways\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ePrivate Pilot\u003c\/i\u003e, and numerous other magazines. Her short fiction has appeared in many anthologies and she is author of books of regional history, including \u003ci\u003eDreamers and Schemers\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eCapital Characters of Old Cheyenne.\u003c\/i\u003e She is a member of Western Writers of America and makes their home on her husband's ranch near Saratoga, Wyoming.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"St. Martin's Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50872793694482,"sku":"9780765324832","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_677fc057-2219-457c-9296-2c429de63dfa.jpg?v=1737910656","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/amelia-earhart-the-skys-no-limit-9780765324832","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}