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It's 1997. Women stand beside men in combat and fly fighter jets. Pilot Tris Miles is not content with her job as a First Officer for tiny Clear Sky Airlines. She wants to be a Captain--the only way she knows to prove her worth as a pilot and atone for a deadly mistake.
To further her career, Tris accepts a prestigious job with Tetrix, Inc. But her dream of becoming pilot-in-command twists into a nightmare. As the company's first woman pilot, she encounters resistance, marginalization, and harassment on a daily basis. Fortunately, Tris has one thing her co-workers can't deny--skill.
When Tris finds herself in a crippled airplane thousands of miles from home she must prove she can lead. With her career on the line, can Tris earn the respect she's been craving? And if this is the end, can she find the strength to forgive herself?
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Robin "R.D." Kardon is a former corporate and airline pilot with an Airline Transport Pilot certificate and three Captain qualifications. She had a twelve-year flying career that took her all over the world in every type of airplane from small single-engine Cessnas to the Boeing 737. She also holds a B.A. in Journalism and Sociology from NYU and a law degree from American University. She was named one of San Diego Magazines "5 Authors to Read in 2019." A native New Yorker, Robin now lives in San Diego, California with her beloved rescue pets.
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The Library Shop will be onsite to sell copies of Flygirl to support the San Diego Public Library Foundation.