About Wings Out of Queens by Ameer Karim
Simone Bailey grew up on a fire escape in South Jamaica, Queens, counting planes that flew low over her neighborhood on their approach to Kennedy Airport. When she discovers Aviation High School through a flyer taped to an elevator, she begins an eleven-year journey from the rooftop to the cockpit of a regional jet. This is a story about ambition, persistence, and building a future when no one in your family has ever done what you’re trying to do. Set against the backdrop of New York’s aviation world, it follows Simone through flight school, financial struggles, torn ligaments, and the math of making an impossible dream work—all while learning that some dreams aren’t about escaping where you’re from, but about carrying where you’re from with you.
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