SKYDIVE: World of Adventure Series, Book 11

World of Adventure #11

by Gary Paulsen

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!

Genres: Fiction

80 pages, Kindle Edition

First published January 1, 1996

About the author

Gary James Paulsen was an American writer of children's and young adult fiction, best known for coming-of-age stories about the wilderness. He was the author of more than 200 books and wrote more than 200 magazine articles and short stories, and several plays, all primarily for teenagers. He won the Margaret Edwards Award from the American Library Association in 1997 for his lifetime contribution in writing for teens.

Reviews

[Xander Kennedy · Rating 3 out of 5]

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 was expanded. These seem like two great, resourceful young protagonists and yet much of the excitement is wrapped up in one brief chapter as they have to jump from a plane. In a twisted way, it kind of makes me want to go skydiving again (just, you know, with a functioning chute).

[TheBookNerd · Rating 4 out of 5]

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.

[Kai Kennedy · Rating 3 out of 5]

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

[Tara · Rating 4 out of 5]

A fun adventure story. I liked learning more about skydiving.

[Breena · Rating 4 out of 5]

fun for the kiddos!

[Esteban Dilo · Rating 4 out of 5]

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