Two of the strongest American women of the 20th century come face to face is a wonderfully exhuberant picture story based on an actual event. Mrs. Roosevelt, it seems, loved flying and by 1933 had logged more passenger miles than any other woman in the world. When Amelia Earhart came as a guest to the White House on April 20, 1933, it would seem only natural that the two women would do what they both loved best -- go for a spin in an airplane, and in formal gowns and white gloves, no less! Pam Muñoz Ryan has fictionalized the story just a bit by allowing the two to make the flight alone. (In reality others came along with them.) Brian Selznick’s pencil drawings illustrate the momentous occasion, appropriately, in black and white. (Ages 7-10)

Children's Literature Legacy Award Winner

An extraordinary picture book from Newbery Honoree Pam Muñoz Ryan and Caldecott Medalist Brian Selznick about two heroines, national treasures, and close friends, Amelia Earhart and Eleanor Roosevelt!

Amelia Earhart and Eleanor Roosevelt were birds of a feather. Not only were they two of the most admired and respected women of all time, they were also good friends. Illuminated here for the first time in picture book form is the true story of a thrilling night when they made history together!On a brisk and cloudless evening in April 1933, Amelia and Eleanor did the unprecedented: They stole away from a White House dinner, commandeered an Eastern Air Transport jet, and took off on a glorious adventure--while still dressed in their glamorous evening gowns!This picture book tour de force celebrates the pioneering spirit of two friends whose passion for life gave them the courage to defy convention in the name of fulfillment, conviction, and fun. Soaring text, inspired by the known facts of this event, and breathtaking drawings ask readers to dream dreams as big as Amelia and Eleanor's.