F-V Adult Patron Picks 2022

This list is compiled from patron recommendations at our monthly Suggestions on the Spot meeting.
 

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1. Code girls: the untold story of the American women code breakers of World War II

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Author:
Mundy, Liza, 1960-
Average Rating:
4.1 stars
Formats:
Book, Large Print, OverDrive eAudiobook
Description:
The award-winning New York Times bestseller about the American women who secretly served as codebreakers during World War II—a "prodigiously researched and engrossing" (New York Times) book that "shines a light on a hidden chapter of American history" (Denver Post).
Recruited by the U.S. Army and Navy from small towns and elite colleges, more than ten thousand women served as codebreakers during World War II. While...

2. Fly girls: how five daring women defied all odds and made aviation history

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Author:
O'Brien, Keith, 1973-
Average Rating:
4.8 stars
Formats:
Book, Audiobook, Large Print, OverDrive eAudiobook, OverDrive eBook
Description:
"High adventure and high ideals merge when a corps of intrepid female aviators battle to take part in the hugely popular air shows of the 1920s and 1930s. Ultimately, one of our heroines would win a race that earned her the right to be called America's best pilot"--