Flygirl — Content Guide for Parents

Frequently asked questions

• Is Flygirl appropriate for a 7-year-old?

  A light-skinned Black girl passes as white to join the women pilots' program in the segregated 1940s South, and the book shows Jim Crow racism and the cost of hiding her family and identity. One reader's content notes count about two dozen swear words and several religious exclamations across the book.

• Does Flygirl have violence?

  Not found in the sources we checked.

• Does Flygirl have scary content?

  Not found in the sources we checked.

• Does Flygirl have religion?

  Not found in the sources we checked.

• Does Flygirl have race & culture?

  Found (Central): A light-skinned Black girl passes as white to join the women pilots' program in the segregated 1940s South, and the book shows Jim Crow racism and the cost of hiding her family and identity.

• Does Flygirl have profanity?

  Found (Brief): One reader's content notes count about two dozen swear words and several religious exclamations across the book.

• Does Flygirl have climate?

  Not found in the sources we checked.

• Does Flygirl have sexual content?

  Not found in the sources we checked.

• Does Flygirl have gender roles?

  Found (Central, Challenges traditional roles): Ida Mae faces sexism as a woman who wants to fly, from being refused a pilot's license to the doubts of male military men, and the story follows women proving they can do a man's job.

• Does Flygirl have gender & orientation?

  Not found in the sources we checked.