Getting Air

Reviewed by Sally Kruger, aka "Readingjunky" for TeensReadToo.com Jimmy, David, and Henry are off to do what they do best - skateboard. They call themselves the Woodpushers. On a plane headed to California, they hope to skate their way into the money-filled pockets of some big-league sponsors. Along......more

This article makes me feel that Dan Gutman's writing style is similiar to Gary Paulsen's. They both write about many concise and entertaining novels about different topics. As seen in this book, Dan Gutman wrote in a casual and simple first person narrative, yet he addresses many controversial topic......more

I enjoyed reading this book. I liked the dynamics between the three boys who skateboarded together and the sister of one of the boys. I also loved the addition of 80 year old knitter and the flight attendant. While I admit we girls who read are always smarter than our brothers :), this is getting to......more

This was my 1st time ever reading this book and I wanted to read this book so I could get some fast AR points and I was surprised how well I liked this book.This book is about Jason,his 3 friends and his little sister who crash land on a plane in the forest. They must learn to survive and wait to ge......more

Getting Air By Dan Gutman The story "Getting Air" by Dan Gutman is about three kids named Jimmy, David, and, Henry, and they were traveling to California for the final skate boarding contest. Soon the plane crashed half way through the trip and the three kids were in the middle of now where trying......more