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Matt Cruse is cabin boy aboard the Aurora, an airship which truly is lighter than air. Since the discovery of hydrium, a gas that renders even the heaviest vehicle as light as a feather, airships travel all over the world in the same way as planes do today. Matt himself was born on an airship and it is there that he feels most at home. Matt has high hopes for promotion to junior sailmaker on this voyage - until Kate de Vries, one of the wealthy passengers, arrives on the scene. She's feisty and brave, and won't let social distinctions get in the way of her friendship with Matt. And all their bravery is required when one night, in the middle of the ocean, they are boarded by pirates and caught up in adventures beyond all imagining ...Product Identifiers
PublisherHachette Children's Group
ISBN-139780340878569
eBay Product ID (ePID)91757913
Product Key Features
Publication Year2005
Book TitleAirborn
Number of Pages448 Pages
LanguageEnglish
GenreChildren & Young Adults
AuthorKenneth Oppel
Dimensions
Item Height197 mm
Item Weight322 g
Additional Product Features
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited Kingdom
Title_AuthorKenneth Oppel