Airborn

Resource Information

The work Airborn represents a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in North Madison County Public Library. This resource is a combination of several types including: Work, Language Material, Books.

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Label

Airborn

Statement of responsibility

Kenneth Oppel

Creator

• Oppel, Kenneth, 1967-
• trueOppel, Kenneth, 1967-

Subject

• Airships -- Juvenile fiction
• Animals, Mythical -- Juvenile fiction
• trueBooks for reluctant readers
• trueCabin boys
• trueCanadian fiction
• trueDiaries
• Dirigeables -- Romans, nouvelles, etc. pour la jeunesse
• Fantasy
• trueFantasy fiction
• trueImaginary creatures
• Imaginary creatures -- Fiction
• trueIslands
• Juvenile materials
• Naufrages -- Romans, nouvelles, etc. pour la jeunesse
• truePirates
• Pirates -- Fiction
• Pirates -- Juvenile fiction
• Pirates -- Romans, nouvelles, etc. pour la jeunesse
• trueRich girls
• trueSteampunk
• trueTeenage boy/girl relations
• trueTeenagers
• trueAirships
• Airships -- Fiction

Genre

• Juvenile fiction
• Juvenile materials
• Romans, nouvelles, etc. pour la jeunesse
• trueCanadian fiction
• trueBooks for reluctant readers
• trueSteampunk
• trueFantasy fiction
• Fiction

Language

eng

Summary

Matt, a young cabin boy aboard an airship, and Kate, a wealthy young girl traveling with her chaperone, team up to search for the existence of mysterious winged creatures reportedly living hundreds of feet above the Earth's surface

Member of

• Matt Cruse, 01
• trueAirborn adventures

Storyline

• truePlot-driven

Tone

• trueSuspenseful

Writing style

• trueEngaging

Award

• ALA Notable Children's Book, 2005
• Beehive Young Adult Book Award (Utah), 2006.
• Governor General's Literary Award for English-Language Children's Literature, 2004.
• OLA Best Bets, 2004.
• Red Cedar Book Awards (British Columbia), Fiction category, 2007.
• Red Maple Fiction Award (Ontario), 2005.
• Rocky Mountain Book Award (Alberta), 2006.
• Ruth and Sylvia Schwartz Children's Book Award for YA-Middle Reader, 2005.
• Thumbs Up! Award (Michigan), 2005.
• Virginia Readers' Choice Award for Middle School, 2009.
• YALSA Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers, 2005
• YALSA Popular Paperbacks for Young Adults, 2011
• YALSA Best Books for Young Adults, 2005
• School Library Journal Best Books, 2004.

Cataloging source

DLC

Dewey number

[Fic]

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

no index present

Intended audience

760

Intended audience source

Lexile

LC call number

PZ7.O614

LC item number

Ai 2004

http://library.link/vocab/ext/novelist/lexile

760

Literary form

fiction

http://library.link/vocab/ext/novelist/minGradeLevel

• 6
• 10

Series statement

Matt Cruse

Series volume

[bk. 1]

Target audience

juvenile