Title Fly like a girl : one woman's dramatic fight in Afghanistan and on the home front / Mary Jennings Hegar.

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New York : Philomel Books, 2020.

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Location	Call No.	Status
East Hartford, Wickham Branch Library - Young Adult	YA 958.1 HEGAR	In Processing
Newington, Lucy Robbins Welles Library - Teen	YA 958.1047 HEGAR	Check Shelf

Edition	Young readers edition.
Description	294 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Summary	"A Young Readers Edition of the inspiring true story of Air National Guard Major and Purple Heart recipient Mary Jennings Hegar"-- Provided by publisher.
Note	"This work is based on Shoot Like a Girl: One Woman's Dramatic Fight in Afghanistan and on the Home Front, by Mary Jennings Hegar, copyright © 2017 by Mary Jennings Hegar, published by Berkley, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC."
Summary	"On July 29, 2009, Air National Guard Major Mary Jennings Hegar was shot down while on a Medevac mission in Afghanistan. Despite being wounded, her courageous actions saved the lives of her crew and their patients, earning her the Purple Heart as well as the Distinguished Flying Cross with Valor Device. That day also marked the beginning of a new mission: convincing the U.S. Government to allow women to serve openly on the front line of battle for the first time in American history."
Audience	Ages 12 up Philomel Books.
	Grades 7-9 Philomel Books.
Subject	Hegar, Mary Jennings -- Juvenile literature.
	Afghan War, 2001-2021 -- Personal narratives -- Juvenile literature.
	United States -- Air National Guard -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
	Helicopter pilots -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
	United States. Air Force -- Women -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
	United States. Air Force -- Women -- Crimes against -- Juvenile literature.
	Sex discrimination against women -- United States -- History -- 21st century -- Juvenile literature.
	Sexual harassment in the military -- United States -- Juvenile literature.
	Afghan War, 2001-2021 -- Search and rescue operations -- United States -- Juvenile literature.
	United States. Air Force -- Search and rescue operations -- Afghanistan -- Juvenile literature.
	YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION / Biography & Autobiography / Women.
	YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION / Biography & Autobiography / Political.
	YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION / History / Military & Wars.
	Hegar, Mary Jennings. (OCoLC)fst01986692
	United States. Air Force. (OCoLC)fst00538280
	Afghan War (2001-) (OCoLC)fst01695175
	Armed Forces. (OCoLC)fst00814586
	Armed Forces -- Search and rescue operations. (OCoLC)fst01351893
	Armed Forces -- Women. (OCoLC)fst00814634
	Helicopter pilots. (OCoLC)fst00954587
	Search and rescue operations. (OCoLC)fst01110359
	Sex discrimination against women. (OCoLC)fst01114376
	Sexual harassment in the military. (OCoLC)fst01747312
	Afghanistan. (OCoLC)fst01205406
	United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
Chronological Term	2000-2099
Genre/Form	Biographies. (OCoLC)fst01919896
	History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
	Juvenile works. (OCoLC)fst01411637
	Personal narratives. (OCoLC)fst01423843
	Autobiographies.
	Personal narratives.
Added Title	One woman's dramatic fight in Afghanistan and on the home front
Other Editions:	Revision of : Hegar, Mary Jennings. Shoot like a girl. 9781101988435 (DLC) 2015047084
ISBN	9780593117767 (hardcover)
	059311776X (hardcover)
	9780593117774 (ebook)

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