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A review by booksnorkel
Airborn by Kenneth Oppel
5.0
One of the best books that no one knows about. There are books that get all the press all the credit all the talk. Then there are books that you pick up on accident, there are boos that you put off reading because you don't think the cover is flashy enough. There are books that you read and have to tell the world about. This book is all of those things. I bought this on accident. I found the cover to be slightly off putting, I thought it was going to be a book that was all about engines or some sort of sensationalist historical fiction. I thought it was going to be boring.
Once I decided that I was going to read it I couldn't put it down. This book is wonderful, and has surprises through out. This book needs to be read. For Sixth grade on up a perfect trilogy filled with a sweetness that makes me sigh even now.
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Beautiful, wonderful, and a world that I would love to find myself in. The rich don't take ocean liners they instead take airships to see the world. Matt Cruise is a ship's boy he waits table, cleans dishes and keeps watch. One night he sees a hot air balloon and the rescue of the old man inside leaves Matt wondering what the man meant when he asked him "Did you see them?"
A year later one of the richest passengers comes up to Matt and asks him about the man that he rescued. She is the man's granddaughter and has the drawings of the fantastic creatures that he had seen a year ago.
Pirates, creatures, dessert island, ship wreaks, and just an amazing writing style.
Beautiful
For ages 12 and up
Once I decided that I was going to read it I couldn't put it down. This book is wonderful, and has surprises through out. This book needs to be read. For Sixth grade on up a perfect trilogy filled with a sweetness that makes me sigh even now.
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Beautiful, wonderful, and a world that I would love to find myself in. The rich don't take ocean liners they instead take airships to see the world. Matt Cruise is a ship's boy he waits table, cleans dishes and keeps watch. One night he sees a hot air balloon and the rescue of the old man inside leaves Matt wondering what the man meant when he asked him "Did you see them?"
A year later one of the richest passengers comes up to Matt and asks him about the man that he rescued. She is the man's granddaughter and has the drawings of the fantastic creatures that he had seen a year ago.
Pirates, creatures, dessert island, ship wreaks, and just an amazing writing style.
Beautiful
For ages 12 and up