Project Gutenberg 2004-09-01 Public domain in the USA. 82 Burnham, Margaret The Girl Aviators on Golden Wings Scanned by Sean Pobuda. No. 2 of a series "The Girl Aviators on Golden Wings" by Margaret Burnham is a fictional adventure novel likely written in the early 20th century. The story follows a group of young explorers, particularly sisters Peggy and Jess Prescott, as they embark on a thrilling journey through the harsh landscapes of the Nevada desert, driven by the ambition to work on aeroplane inventions initiated by their late father. Their adventure holds the promise of excitement and danger as they encounter both the beauty and the perils of the unknown wilderness. The opening of the novel introduces Peggy and her brother, Roy, as they travel by train into the Nevada desert, conversing about their expectations for the journey ahead. Shortly after, they are joined by friends Jess and Jimsy, setting the stage for camaraderie and youthful banter amidst a backdrop of impending adventure. The narrative also hints at underlying tensions, as Peggy overhears a suspicious conversation involving potential threats to their expedition. The group’s dynamic is enriched with the presence of their guardian, Miss Prescott, who harbors her own fears about the West. As the party descends into moments of levity and challenges, danger lurks with the introduction of antagonistic characters and the wild desert setting, promising a blend of exploration and conflict as their story unfolds. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 81.3 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Adventure and adventurers -- Juvenile fiction Aeronautics -- Juvenile fiction Airplanes -- Juvenile fiction Women air pilots -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Category: Children & Young Adult Reading Category: Adventure Category: Novels 321857 2025-08-03T07:51:15.465582 text/html 321678 2025-01-09T23:13:00.064634 text/html 204297 2025-08-03T07:51:23.001507 application/epub+zip 208710 2025-08-03T07:51:18.431553 application/epub+zip 187084 2025-08-03T07:51:17.307573 application/epub+zip 395470 2025-08-03T07:51:26.318515 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 364792 2025-08-03T07:51:22.258554 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 326592 2022-09-03T11:59:00.551260 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 280831 2025-08-03T07:51:15.098554 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 275840 2020-12-29T17:40:53 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17789 2025-08-03T07:51:26.445515 application/rdf+xml 14841 2025-08-03T07:51:17.796539 image/jpeg 3581 2025-08-03T07:51:17.551531 image/jpeg 108775 2020-12-29T17:40:53 application/octet-stream application/zip 200615 2025-08-03T07:51:15.489559 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog