Starclimber

"Mr. Cruse, how high would you like to fly?"

A smile soared across my face.

"As high as I possibly can."

Pilot-in-training Matt Cruse and Kate de Vries, expert on high-altitude life-forms, are invited aboard the Starclimber, a vessel that literally climbs its way into the cosmos. Before they even set foot aboard the ship, catastrophe strikes:

Kate announces she is engaged--and not to Matt.

Despite this bombshell, Matt and Kate embark on their journey into space, but soon the ship is surrounded by strange and unsettling life-forms, and the crew is forced to combat devastating mechanical failure. For Matt, Kate, and the entire crew of the Starclimber, what began as an exciting race to the stars has now turned into a battle to save their lives.

Award-winning and bestselling author Kenneth Oppel brings us back to a rich world of flight and fantasy in this breathtaking new sequel to Airborn and Skybreaker.

Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: HarperCollins
Published: 02/24/2009
ISBN: 9780060850579
Pages: 400
Weight: 1.20lbs
Size: 9.06h x 6.26w x 1.31d

Review Citations: Kirkus Review - Children 01/15/2009
Voice of Youth Advocates 04/01/2009 - Recommended - Hard To Beat
Horn Book Magazine 05/01/2009 pg. 304
School Library Journal 06/01/2009 pg. 133
Library Journal Annex 04/20/2009
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2009 - Superior,Well Above Average

Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 126270 / Starclimber
Reading Level: 4.9 / Interest Level: Middle Grade Plus / Point Value: 15