Flight #116 Is Down (Point)
Readers rate it 3.7 (11 on Hardcover)
208 pages · Released Jul 1, 1997 · Scholastic Paperbacks
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Flight #116 Is Down (Point) parent’s guide: what’s inside
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A note for parents
Flight #116 Is Down is a disaster survival novel centered on a plane crash and immediate rescue efforts. The story emphasizes responsibility, quick thinking, and compassion under crisis, with protagonists who step up to help injured passengers. While the crash scenario and descriptions of injuries create moderate tension and scary elements, the focus remains on hope and human resilience rather than graphic violence. This is a well-regarded book by a decorated YA author appropriate for strong middle-grade and teen readers.
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From the publisher
"When a 747 jumbo jet crashes in the back of her parents' sprawling Connecticut estate, the quietness of 16-year-old Heidi Landseth's insulated existence is transformed forever. With both her parents away for the weekend, she alone must make decisions that will affect the lives of hundreds of injured passengers. Her ca... "When a 747 jumbo jet crashes in the back of her parents' sprawling Connecticut estate, the quietness of 16-year-old Heidi Landseth's insulated existence is transformed forever. With both her parents away for the weekend, she alone must make decisions that will affect the lives of hundreds of injured passengers. Her call to 911 gives Patrick Farquhar, a 17-year-old Emergency Medical Technician, the two things he has always wanted-excitement that a small rural community lacks and the opportunity to prove himself as an adult. This catastrophe, however, is beyond even his wildest imaginings. Will these two be able to help the victims until more rescuers arrive? Caroline B. Cooney is a past recipient of an American Library Association Best Book award. She is the author of more than 40 books for young adults." - Courtesy Scholastic Books Inc.
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- Children's fiction
- Aeronautics, fiction
- Airplanes, juvenile literature
- Airplanes, fiction
- Airplane crash
- plane crash
- plane
- Airplane crash survival
- Aircraft accidents
- Juvenile fiction
- Fiction
- Aeronautics
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ISBN 9780590444798 · Scholastic Paperbacks