flight29down

Flight 29 Down by D. J. MacHale ISBN: ©2006 224 pages R.L.- Points -

Good sections to read aloud: pp. 21-23 where the Captain’s voice is telling us what is going on

Summary: Nathan and nine other classmates are on a school trip when a storm blows up and leaves the pilot of their plane with no choice but to land. At first, they believe they’re going down into water, but they actually end up on a remote island miles and miles away from any known civilization. The pilot takes three of the students with him to see if they can locate anyone or even see another island where their may be people living. That leaves Nathan with six other classmates of his, and they don’t all get along, nor do they agree on what they should all be doing to “survive.” They hope they are only out there for a day, but it suddenly becomes very apparent that they aren’t going anywhere. How long can they survive on the little food and water they have with them? Will the pilot find hope out there in the middle of nowhere? Read book one of this exciting survival/adventure series!

YA fiction-- survival/adventure; high school; plane; crash; working together

©Jennifer Lang - WDMS - 2006