| Dirt Bikes, Drones, and Other Ways to Fly Contributor(s): Wesselhoeft, Conrad (Author) |
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ISBN: 0544542614 ISBN-13: 9780544542617 Publisher: Clarion Books OUR PRICE: $8.99 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: September 2015 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Young Adult Fiction | Social Themes - Death, Grief, Bereavement - Young Adult Fiction | Social Themes - Emotions & Feelings - Young Adult Fiction | Social Themes - Self-esteem & Self-reliance |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Physical Information: 1" H x 5.4" W x 8.1" (0.70 lbs) 352 pages |
| Themes: - Topical - Death/Dying - Topical - Self-Esteem - Topical - Adolescence/Coming of Age - Chronological Period - 21st Century - Cultural Region - Middle East - Sex & Gender - Boy's Interest - Topical - Teen - Topical - Family - Topical - Boy's Interest |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 165196 Reading Level: 4.3 Interest Level: Upper Grades Point Value: 10.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Seventeen-year-old Arlo Santiago lives for the "Drone Zone"--that free, joyful, anti-gravity feeling. He achieves the Zone with risky motorcycle stunts on New Mexico roads, or while playing his favorite video game, Drone Pilot. His gaming skills are so off-the-charts, he's recruited by the U.S. Air Force to remotely operate real-life drones in Pakistan. How can he refuse the paycheck when his little sister's health is at stake? This pull-no-punches novel soars, with poetic style, focus on friends and family, philosophical life-and-death musings, and vividly drawn setting of a land "at the intersection of mesa dust and tractor rust." |
Contributor Bio(s): Wesselhoeft, Conrad: - Conrad Wesselhoeft lives with his three children and a big, grinning poodle named Django, in West Seattle. |