Young Adult Fiction / Social Themes / Violence.Young Adult Fiction / People & Places / Middle East Girl on a Plane ebook By Miriam Moss Read a Sample Format ebook ISBN 9781328742070 Author Miriam Moss Publisher HarperCollins Release 13 September 2016 Subjects Suspense Thriller Young Adult Fiction Young Adult Literature Find this title in Libby, the library reading app by OverDrive.This is an intense, realistic, and absolutely gripping story many readers have never heard of this incident and won't know the outcome.

Young Adult Fiction / Historical / Middle East Miriam Moss, who found herself in just such a situation in 1970 as a 15-year-old, has described in vivid detail how she coped in this brilliant, riveting and very moving story of the tense, emotionally charged four days when the plane was grounded in Jordan. Moss was a teenager when she was on a plane hijacked by Palestinian terrorists in the fall of 1970, and this book is a slightly fictionalized version of her experience.Makeup-free Lila Moss enjoys a low-key stroll in NYC with pals a. over-the-top world of real-life Gossip Girls. Young Adult Fiction / Thrillers & Suspense Delta Air Lines plane gets stuck on the tarmac for four hours after a huge.Young Adult Fiction / Action & Adventure / Survival Stories.It would make a good addition to a middle grade or young adult collection.' -School Library Connection - Product Details ' -School Library Journal 'A unique glimpse into a pivotal point in world history.' -Booklist 'Historical fiction readers and lovers of history in general will enjoy this title about a time not often written about. I’m sitting nearby with a book open on my lap. Her six- year old daughter clings to her mother’s dress sobbing, a picture of abject terror. The mother sits down at one of the children’s tables and adjusts her headscarf. This title is highly recommended for both middle and high school collections.' -VOYA 'This is an intense, realistic, and absolutely gripping story. A family of four stand in the doorway, the father encouraging his wife and two small daughters inside. '.wide-eyed and suspenseful reading.' -Bulletin 'The accounts of terrorism during the 1970s are just as real as they are today, and teens will love this real-life account.

Girl on a Plane by Miriam Moss