The Girl Aviators' Motor Butterfly

The summer of 1910. Five teenagers with a dangerous hobby and an unshakeable belief that the sky belongs to them. Peggy and Roy Prescott, their friends Jess and Jimsy, and the newest member Bess Marshall are not content to watch the birds anymore. They've built their own aeroplanes, taught themselves to fly, and now they're heading to North Carolina for a real flying contest, the kind where crowds gather to watch young people risk everything. What follows is a breathless cross-country adventure through an America where aviation is still a breathtaking novelty, where every takeoff is a small act of courage and every landing a minor miracle. The friends face mechanical failures, jealous rivals, and the ever-present danger that the Wright brothers' miracle might become their tomb. For readers who grew up on Hatchet and the Boxcar Children, who wondered what it felt like to be young and fearless in an era when the world was still inventing itself. This is pure, uncut adventure fiction from an age when teenagers could become heroes simply by being brave enough to climb into the sky.