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Airborn


Thorndike Literacy Bridge

School year: Lower 6th, Upper 6th, Year 10, Year 11, Year 7, Year 8, Year 9

Published: 2005

Great for age 11-17 years

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Matt Cruse is cabin boy aboard the Aurora, an airship which truly is lighter than air. Since the discovery of hydrium, a gas that renders even the heaviest vehicle as light as a feather, airships travel all over the world in the same way as planes do today. Matt himself was born on an airship and it is there that he feels most at home. Matt has high hopes for promotion to junior sailmaker on this voyage - until Kate de Vries, one of the wealthy passengers, arrives on the scene. She's feisty and brave, and won't let social distinctions get in the way of her friendship with Matt. And all their bravery is required when one night, in the middle of the ocean, they are boarded by pirates and caught up in adventures beyond all imagining ...

 

 

This book is the winner of numerous awards

This book features in the following series: School Softcover, Thorndike Literacy Bridge .

This book was published in 2005 by Hachette Children's Group .

 

This book is in the following series:

Thorndike Literacy Bridge

School Softcover

This book has been nominated for the following awards:

Young Adult Canadian Book Award - YA
This book was recognised in the YA category by the Young Adult Canadian Book Award.

Beehive Award - YA
This book was recognised in the YA category by the Beehive Award.

Manitoba Young Readers Choice Award
This book was recognised by the Manitoba Young Readers Choice Award.

Virginia Readers Choice Award - Middle School
This book was recognised in the Middle School category by the Virginia Readers Choice Award.

Young Reader's Choice Award - Grades 10-12
This book was recognised in the Grades 10-12 category by the Young Reader's Choice Award.

The Audies
This book was recognised by the The Audies.

Michael L Printz Award for Excellence in Young Adult Literature - YA
This book was recognised in the YA category by the Michael L Printz Award for Excellence in Young Adult Literature.

Governor General's Literary Award
This book was recognised by the Governor General's Literary Award.

Rebecca Caudill Young Readers Book Award
This book was recognised by the Rebecca Caudill Young Readers Book Award.

Maud Hart Lovelace Book Award - Grades 6-8
This book was recognised in the Grades 6-8 category by the Maud Hart Lovelace Book Award.

Texas Lone Star
This book was recognised by the Texas Lone Star.

A terrific, rollicking adventure ... filled with irresistible optimism and zest * The Times *

 

This is gripping stuff. * The Bookseller *

 

brilliantly done ... Airborn's contained world is totally absorbing, cleverly plotted, a terrific read. * The Irish Times *

 

a tightly plotted, fast-paced adventure with engaging and humorous characters * TES *

 

capable of enthralling both 9-11s, as well as an older audience. * Achuka website *

 

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