Girl on a Plane

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. Anna's 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.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Miriam Moss, Moss Miriam
• Editore: Andersen Press
• Lingue: Inglese
• Raccomandazione d'eta': 12 a 17 anni
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 03.09.2015
• EAN: 9781783443314
• ISBN: 978-1-78344-331-4
• Pagine: 272
• Dimensioni: 129 mm x 198 mm x 18 mm
• Categorie: Libri per bambini e per ragazzi > Saggi / saggi illustrati > Storia, politica; Jordan, JUVENILE FICTION / Action & Adventure / Survival Stories, JUVENILE FICTION / People & Places / Middle East, JUVENILE FICTION / Social Themes / Violence, JUVENILE FICTION / Biographical / General, True stories (Children's / Teenage), Interest age: from c 12 years, Social issues: war & conflict issues (Children's / Teenage), Children’s / Teenage social topics: War and conflict issues, Children’s / Teenage fiction: True stories told as fiction