High Flyers

“A fast, fun, and personal introduction to fifteen of today’s most inspiring women in aviation and space.” —P. O’Connell Pearson, author of Fly Girls

“High Flyers is a remarkable story of strong women who became pioneers and inspired other women and girls around the globe, including myself. All these strong women dreamed big. They followed through, knowing that if your dreams don’t scare you, they are not big enough.” —Niloofar Rahmani, author of Open Skies“Ann McCallum Staats has expertly curated 15 inspiring stories of female aviators and astronauts that are important for women, and men, to know. These pioneers deserve their rightful attention in classrooms everywhere.” —James Theres, executive producer/director, The SixTripleEight, The Hello Girls, and The 30th of May“Ann McCallum Staats has captured all the right messages: Dream big, Find a way, Yes, it’s worth it, Live a big life—all delivered through the inspiring stories of real people. You want the young people in your life to read this book. Their world will open because of it.” —Major General Jami C. Shawley, Commander of the 81st Readiness Division“A collective biography showing flight careers as normal, exciting, and attainable.” — Kirkus Reviews