Skydive!
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Chapter Book · Ages 9–12 · 1996 · Est. 59 min read

Skydive!

By Gary Paulsen

Part of the World of Adventures series

A teen uncovers a drug smuggling ring at a skydiving school.

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80 pages· 8,773 words· Est. 59 min read
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Thirteen-year-old Jesse Rodriguez dreams of skydiving, but when he and his friend Robin discover a drug cartel using their local airfield, their world turns perilous. With suspicions about his mentor Buck's involvement, Jesse faces a dangerous dilemma. As the stakes rise, Jesse and Robin must confront their fears and make a daring leap into the unknown. Will they uncover the truth before it's too late, or will their first jump be their last?

From the publisher

Jesse Rodriguez has a pretty exciting job for a 13-year-old, working for his friend Buck at a small flight and skydiving school near Seattle. But he still can’t wait to turn 16 and finally be old enough to make his first free-fall jump from a plane. Buck has been like a father to him ever since Jesse’s dad died, and has made sure that Jesse picks up all he needs to know about skydiving while he does odd jobs around the airport.But Jesse and his friend Robin Waterford have also learned something very disturbing. Someone’s been using the airport to smuggle members of a Central American drug cartel into the United States, and Jesse’s worried that Buck is involved. Jesse and Robin find themselves in the middle of a dangerous international situation, and are forced to make their first jumps sooner than they ever expected!

At a glance
Format
Paperback
Pages
80
Words
8,773
Reading age
9–12
Audience
Middle Grade
Lexile
570L
Themes & topics
Books about adventure and adventurersBooks about parachutingBooks about wildernessBooks about drug cartelsBooks about survival
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Book details

Reading levels
ATOS
3.8
F&P level
~O
AR points
1
AR interest level
MG
AR quiz
16929
Publication
Published
May 2, 1996
First published
January 1, 1996
Publisher
Yearling
Edition
Language
English
Type
Chapter Book
Identifiers
ISBN
9780440410492

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