Getting Air
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Chapter Book · Ages 8–12 · 2007 · Est. 4.5 hour read

Getting Air

Written by Dan Gutman

Three skateboarding friends survive a hijacking only to crash in the wild.

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240 pages· 32,270 words· Est. 4.5 hour read· 660L· AR 4.1 · 5 AR pts
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Bookroo's summary

Jimmy, David and Henry are flying to California for a summer of skating when terrorists hijack their plane. The boys fight back and win, sort of: the plane crashes in the middle of nowhere. Now the three twelve-year-olds must find food, shelter and a way to be rescued without fast food or skate parks.

From the publisher

They can rule the half-pipe, but can they survive this? Jimmy, David, and Henry are psyched. It's summer, school's out, and they are on their way to California, where they will be able to do some major skating. But on the plane, the unthinkable happens: They are hijacked by terrorists. As frightened as they may be, they take action and they succeed. Sort of. They may have beaten the terrorists, but now their plane has crashed in the middle of nowhere and all of a sudden, their summer vacation is about finding food, shelter, and a rescue. Can three normal twelve-year-old boys find a way to get by without fast food and skate parks?

At a glance
Format
Hardcover
Pages
240
Words
32,270
Reading age
8–12
Audience
Middle Grade
Lexile
660L
AR book level
4.1
AR points
5
AR quiz
116583
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Book details

Reading levels
F&P level
~P
AR interest level
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Publication
Published
April 24, 2007
Edition
Language
English
Type
Chapter Book
Identifiers
ISBN
9780689876806

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