This is a story of two great friends, Amelia Earhart and Eleanor Roosevelt. The story tells of one night when Amelia and her husband were invited to the White House for the night before Amelia was scheduled to talk to the Daughters of the American Revolution. During dinner Amelia was asked about flying and what the it looked like at night. Amelia told about it and then made a last minute decision to take her best friend on a flight. Before dessert, the two were boarding a plane. Amelia flew them to Baltimore and back to DC. They admired the lights from above and realized just how beautiful it was. When they returned to the White House, the two jumped into Eleanor's new car and sped down the road.
The two friends obviously loved adventure. Ryan mentioned in her author's note that she briefly read about the night they went flying together. She researched it and learned that Amelia briefly flew the plane, but it was mostly flown by two of Eastern Air Transport's pilots, due to regulations. Eleanor got her student pilot license with Amelia's encouragement. She never learned to fly, but Amelia offered to teach her before she went missing. I thought this is a great story for historical fiction. I would love to use this in my classroom to spark my students' interest in historical fiction and in Amelia Earhart and Eleanor Roosevelt. They were two very strong women of history and I would love my students to learn more about them.
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