Book Review: ‘Radar Girls’ Is Another Great Historical Fiction Novel From Sara Ackerman

I love Sara’s book last year Red Sky Over Hawaii and now she’s back with another fantastic historical fiction novel Radar Girls. It’s a look at how the women in Hawaii made a big difference in the war with the Japanese during WWII, right after the bombing at Pearl Harbor. I learned so much new information just like last year’s book. Author Sara Ackerman is just great at writing historical fiction. Her research is top-knotch and for the second time in two books from her I have learned a lot about something I never knew about.

Daisy Wilder works as a stable and supports her depressed mother, who’s still now over the tragic lose of her husband years ago. Daisy is in the ocean trying to get food for the week, when the Japanese fly over and bomb Pearl Harbor. She’s also lost a prize winning horse named Moon, who she borrow from the stables without permission. She’s fired from her job by Mr. Montgomery but soon gets offered a job with WARD (Women’s Air Raid Defense) to take over for the men who have to go to war. The job is learning the radars and watching for planes, from the good guys and enemies and help out boys in the air. It’s a high-pressure job that Daisy excels at. She also falls for one of the pilots, Walker the son of the man that fired her from the stables. But he has a secret that may tear them apart before they can even be together, not to mention his job as a pilot puts his life at risk everyday. Will she be able to forgive him and tell him she loves him or will the war rip them apart?

You can pick up Radar Girls in stores on Tuesday, July 27th from MIRA.