{"product_id":"9781440567735","title":"Unaccompanied Minor","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eUnaccompanied Minor\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Hollis Gillespie\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFourteen-year-old April May Manning spent her life on airplanes with her flight attendant parents. When her father dies in a crash, April's mom marries a pilot who turns out to be an abusive jerk, and gets Mom confined to a psychiatric hospital. So April takes off, literally, living on airplanes, using her mother's flight benefits, relying on the flight crews who know she's been shuttling between divorcing parents for a year. Then, there's a hijacking, but why is April's \"dad\" on board? April flees to the cargo hold with another unaccompanied minor she's met before, and they fight to thwart the hijackers, faking a fire, making weapons from things they find in luggage. At last, locked in the cockpit with a wounded police officer, the boy, and his service dog, April tries to remember everything her parents said to do in a crisis above the clouds. But she knows it won't be enough.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e\"April is a fantastic narrator ... a fun read that combines believable characters and an outrageous situation.\" - \u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A laugh-out-loud thriller about family court, money laundering and skyjacking.... Former flight attendant Gillespie's insider knowledge infuses April's account with confident authority. Her impeccable comic timing...will leave readers...in stitches. A high-sky winner all the way from coast to coast.\" - \u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eUnaccompanied Minor\u003c\/i\u003e manages to incorporate elements of comedy, adventure, and thriller into an action-packed story. Hollis Gillespie had a snarky, dry wit...I found myself rapt. Read this one for fun, for laughs, and for a lot of in-depth information about how airlines work that somehow comes across as fascinating rather than dull.\" --About.com Young Adult Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Meet April...one of my FAVORITE young adult main characters to date. Simply unforgettable, and the laughable-but-believable way the climax of this story takes place will keep you on the edge of your seat.... Pick this up for a great read.\" --YA Books Central (5 Star Review)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9781440567735\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Simon \u0026 Schuster Books for Young Readers","offers":[{"title":"Hardback","offer_id":40989427269838,"sku":"9781440567735","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/O_8a50dd6a-44f5-46b4-9099-01ab3055ea6a.jpg?v=1646863795","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9781440567735","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}