We Will Be Crashing Shortly

Gr 9 Up—A fast-paced sequel to Unaccompanied Minor (Merit, 2014). April Mae Manning, otherwise known as "Crash" once again finds herself in the middle of a series of crazy events. The teen discovers that her best friend was kidnapped during her driver's test and recruits her unlikely crew of sidekicks to find the missing girl. Plane crashes, MacGyver moves, and FBI interrogations ensue. Like a teen version of Janet Evanovich's "Stephanie Plum" series (Bantam) because of its implausibility and pure entertainment value, this series entry is action-packed and fast paced. Gillespie, the author of a humor blog, writes funny dialogue, but April's perspective is too sarcastic and jaded to ring entirely true. As in the first book, this work has a ton of aviation-related trivia and facts along with all kinds of survival tips, which may interest some readers.