A Thousand Sisters by Elizabeth E. Wein
A Thousand Sisters by Elizabeth E. Wein Reviewed by Erykah Edora, Maritza Gonzalez, Aisha Elwan, Dayna Mckendall, Ray Flores Review: " A Thousand Sisters isn't an academic research. It's an accessible...introduction to a fascinating topic, and it's aimed at young readers who mostly won't have any more Russian than I do," δΈ€ from Elizabeth Wein's Author's Note in A Thousand Sisters , pg. 370 It's not uncommon for the voices of women to be silenced within narratives written for young adults and young adolescents. It is especially unlikely for the stories of Russian women, who fought during the plight of World War II, to be shared and discussed among an American audience. This status quo is one that Elizabeth Wein seeks to challenge with her non-fiction entitled A Thousand Sisters . Wein's novel chronicles the deadly challenges of war as embarked upon by a team of all-women fighter pilots, referred to as the Night Witches. Children's storie...