This riveting true story from two New York Times–bestselling authors chronicles how a California sixth grader survived a deadly mountainside plane crash during a snowstorm.
“Inspirational, propulsive, and unforgettable. This one leaves a mark.”
—Lamar Giles, author of The Getaway and Ruin Road
“This riveting middle grade memoir recounts the harrowing true story of 11-year-old Norman Ollestad, who survived a plane crash in the San Gabriel Mountains during a blizzard. The coauthors weave Ollestad’s childhood trauma into a gripping survival narrative, rich with flashbacks that explore themes of resilience, complicated parental love, and self-discovery . . . Fans of Gary Paulsen’s Hatchet or Lauren Tarshis’s ‘I Survived’ series will find both kinship and catharsis here, though this memoir is uniquely poignant due to its autobiographical roots . . . Highly recommended.”
―School Library Journal
“Sole Survivor is an adrenaline-fueled thrill ride right from page one. A real-life Hatchet for a new generation. You gotta read it to believe it!”
—Alan Gratz, New York Times–bestselling author of Refugee and Heroes
OTHER Books
In an instantly relatable and deeply honest account of his own life, Brendan Kiely offers young readers a way to understand one’s own white privilege and why allyship is so vital, so that we can all start doing our part—today.
Prestigious. Powerful. Privileged. This is Fullbrook Academy, an elite prep school where history looms in the leafy branches over its brick walkways. But some traditions upheld in its hallowed halls are profoundly dangerous.
Hendrix and Corrina steal a car, kidnap his grandfather, and set off on a cross-country odyssey to discover for themselves if what his grandfather always says is true—that the only stories that last are love stories.
Two teens—one black, one white—grapple with the repercussions of a single violent act that leaves their school, their community, and, ultimately, the country bitterly divided by racial tension.
As sixteen-year-old Aidan Donovan’s fractured family disintegrates around him, he searches for solace in a few bumps of Adderall, his father’s wet bar, and the attentions of his local priest, Father Greg— the only adult who actually listens to him.
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