Skydive!, Gary Paulsen
Skydive!, Gary Paulsen
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Skydive!

Author: Gary Paulsen

Narrator: Jeff Woodman

Unabridged: 1 hr 4 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Recorded Books

Published: 11/15/2013

Categories: Children's Fiction


Synopsis

Jesse Rodriguez has a pretty exciting job for a 13-year-old, working for his friend Buck at a small flight and skydiving school near Seattle. But he still can’t wait to turn 16 and finally be old enough to make his first free-fall jump from a plane.

Buck has been like a father to him ever since Jesse’s dad died, and has made sure that Jesse picks up all he needs to know about skydiving while he does odd jobs around the airport.

But Jesse and his friend Robin Waterford have also learned something very disturbing. Someone’s been using the airport to smuggle members of a Central American drug cartel into the United States, and Jesse’s worried that Buck is involved. Jesse and Robin
find themselves in the middle of a dangerous international situation, and are forced to make their first jumps sooner than they ever expected!

About Gary Paulsen

Gary Paulsen is the distinguished author of many critically acclaimed books for young people, including three Newbery Honor books: The Winter Room, Hatchet, and Dogsong. He won the Margaret A. Edwards Award given by the American Library Association for his lifetime achievement in young adult literature. Paulsen has also published fiction and nonfiction for adults.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Xander on April 08, 2022

Talk about a bite-sized nugget of an adventure, this was my first "World of Adventure" story and so the short length surprised me. While a part of me doesn't mind that this story took less than an hour to read, another part of me could imagine really getting into it if the tale of Jesse and Robin wa......more

Goodreads review by TheBookNerd on November 03, 2023

Perfect for middle school ages! It was a relatively short audiobook, about an hour, but it was an engaging and interesting story that follows the main two characters as they attempt to try and understand mysterious events that happen.......more

Goodreads review by Kai on April 09, 2022

It was ok, it was really short. I like action and this kinda had some, but it was too short for much to happen.......more

Goodreads review by Esteban on February 09, 2016

Aventura para pibes que se lee de una sentada y entretiene por varios días ;)......more