For Lila, my daughter, who makes me feel like I'm soaring — B.M For Audra , my life, my co-pilot, my hero by C.E I am Amelia Earhart. When I was little, people told me that girls should wear dresses and play with dolls. They said we shouldn't have unladylike adventures. I didn't agree.In fact, when I was seven years old, my sister and I decided to build our own roller coaster in our backyard, we placed two planks of wood up against the side of our toolshed.
The cab was a wooden packing box with roller- skate wheels attached to the bottom. We greased the wood with lard so we’d move super fast .
Amelia , are you sure this is a good idea ?
This isn’t a good idea . It’s the best idea !