Reviewed By: Jacob
Published By: HarperCollins
321 pages
Airborn, written by Kenneth Oppel, takes place in a nineteenth century alternative history with airships rather than airplanes. Our protagonist, a fourteen-year-old named Matt Cruse, who works aboard a continental cruise-liner airship named the Aurora. Working to support his widowed mother and his sisters, Matt just wanted to advance from cabin boy to eventually even the captain of the ship, but was shocked when, one day, the ship Aurora was attacked by pirates. Crash landing on an island, he, along with the ambitious Kate De'Vries, they find themselves caught up in a life-threatening adventure. I would recommend this book to anyone interested in steam-punk type books or anyone who is interested in semi-realistic young-adult novels. The plot of the book is very interesting because the major events in the book intertwine with the personal thoughts and feelings of the characters, which makes cause for an intriguing book through and through.
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