The Bookworm says........ Maybe. Getting Air by Dan Gutman was a pretty good book. When Jimmy Zimmerman, his sister Julia, and his two friends Harry and David head off in a plane, they weren't expecting anything exciting. The plan was to go to Jimmy and Julia's cousins house in Newport Beach. Their uncle had promised to take tthe to the X Games which were being held in Los Angeles. This was quite a big deal though, because all of the boys were big skateboarders, and they were hoping to maybe get some free t-shirts, or best case get sponsored! Did this happen? No. Not at all. All of the sudden during the flight, there was a scream. A thud. And a man with a mask. The scream was the stewardess, she had been stabbed. Also the cause of the thud. Then, Arcadia, the flight attendant started to cry because she was friends with the stewardess. Then, another man stood up. He had a bomb strapped to his belt. When one of the little old ladies on the plane said " I think the stewardess is dead!" the man said that she should shut up and sit down or she would be dead too! The plane starts to turn, and dip. They think hopefully that it is just turbulence, but in their head, they know there is a fight with two more hijackers in the cockpit. When one of the hijackers starts going at Arcadia with the pencil he used to stab the stewardess, Jimmy nails him over the head wit his iron skateboard. He crumples to the ground. Then, all the old ladies went after the second guy wit their knitting needles. Boom. Two unconscious, two to go. They went over to the cockpit door which, surprise surprise was locked, they grabbed the emergency key and when the door opened Arcadia threw a pot of boiled water a one of the hijackers and they attacked. Boom. All them down, but along with the pilots. They need to fly the plane to safety. The plane starts to run out of gas, and they try to land. The plane rips and skids across the forest floor. Wen Jimmy wakes up, he runs to see how bad it is. Te only survivors are Jimmy, Julia, David, Harry, Arcadia, and Mildred. Over the next few days, they find food, shelter (in the plane), make fire, and get clean grandma clothing. They are all getting incredibly bored though. Then, Jimmy had an idea to pull off the top of the plane and make it a half pipe. So they do. But before they get to try it a policeman came to get them. Finally!! They weren't lost anymore!! Found at last!!!! They go back to their parents, and have nice, lovey dovey reunions. Then the go on every talk show, newspaper, and kids are asking for autographs. They even get sponsored!!! Arcadia became spokesperson of the UN for the US. Julia got full scholarship to any college in the US though she wasn't even in high school! Mildred got commercials with all those products- wheelchairs, denchers, and laxatives. In the end, it was a somewhat happy ending. I would recommend this book to anyone that is interested in skateboarding, 9-11, planes, or just a good sports story. This wasn't my favorite because I don't particularly enjoy that type of spots book, but I guess if you like that kind of thing you would like this book!
