The first American woman to have received a pilot's license describes her April 1912 solo flight across the English Channel, the first such flight by any woman.
In 1931, seventeen-year-old Jackie Mitchell pitches against Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig in an exhibition game, becoming the first professional female pitcher in baseball history.
After a rocky start, Amelia begins having fun at sleepaway camp, but things get tense when she develops her first crush and discovers that her new best friend, Carly, likes the same boy.
Ten-year-old Amelia keeps a journal of the summer car trip she takes with her mother and sister to the Grand Canyon, Death Valley, and their California hometown, where they visit Amelia's best friend.
