Girl on a Plane | TheBookSeekers

Girl on a Plane


No. of pages 272

Published: 2015

Add this book to your 'I want to read' list!

By clicking here you can add this book to your favourites list. If it is in your School Library it will show up on your account page in colour and you'll be able to download it from there. If it isn't in your school library it will still show up but in grey - that will tell us that maybe it is a book we should add to your school library, and will also remind you to read it if you find it somewhere else!

Jordan, 1970. After a summer spent with her family, fifteen-year-old Anna is travelling back to her English boarding school alone. But her plane never makes it home. Annas flight is hijacked by Palestinian guerrillas. They land the plane in the Jordanian desert, switch off the engines and issue their demands. If these are not met within three days, they will blow up the plane, killing all the hostages. The heat on board becomes unbearable; food and water supplies dwindle. Anna begins to face the possibility she may never see her family again. Time is running out . . . Based on true events, this is a story about ordinary people facing agonizing horror, of courage and resilience.

 

 

This book is the winner of numerous awards

This book has been graded for interest at 12-17 years.

There are 272 pages in this book. This book was published in 2015 by Andersen Press Ltd .

Written by Miriam Moss, author of the bestselling picture book THE SNOOPS. This is her first book for Bloomsbury. Miriam lives in Sussex. Illustrated by Lynne Chapman with energy, brio and a fantastic attention to detail. Lynne lives in Sheffield.

 

This book has been nominated for the following awards:

Branford Boase Award
The Branford Boase Award is a prestigious literary award in the United Kingdom that celebrates outstanding debut children's novels. Established in 2000, the award honours the memory of Branford Boase, a children's book publisher, and aims to recognize new authors who demonstrate exceptional storytelling skills and originality in their first published work. The award is aimed at children's literature, specifically focusing on works for readers aged 8 to 12 years. A panel of judges reviews submissions to create a shortlist of nominated titles. There is no public voting process.

Young Quills
This book was recognised by the Young Quills.

"Nerve-shredding ... Check where the tissues are before getting to the final reunion" -- Nicholas Tucker * Independent *

 

"A unique and extraordinary story, exceptionally well told. Miriam Moss enables her readers to share her own `life-defining' experience; we can only admire the courage and resilience shown by her and the other human beings caught up in it." * Books for Keeps, 5 Stars *

 

"A tense, gripping and heart-rending must-read for teens and adults alike" -- Z J Cookson * The Bookbag *

 

"An unpatronising, tense and hard-hitting read." * Armadillo Magazine *