The author writes very descriptively and paints wonderful pictures in your mind, and I would recommend this to middle school readers who like realistic fiction with a little twist of fantasy. This book turned out to be very exciting if you can get through the first couple chapters. Through pirates, storms, snakes, cloud cats, airships, bones, hydrium, mangoes, and first kisses, Matt and Kate are there for each other through the newest discovery of their time.

Many obstacles come in the way of Matt's dream, as well as Kate's dream that conflicts strongly with Matt's. She shows him a diary that connects to an event in Matt's past that has been haunting his dreams for 2 years. Matt feels most comfortable when he is in the air, and he never wants to leave, but we all know that there has to be something that goes wrong! He has a dream of flying the Aurora one day, but when Kate comes into the picture she becomes a distraction to Matt and his responsibilities. Matt, the main character, lives on the airship where he works, which is called the Aurora. Contains a combination of comprehension and skill questions in the form of multiple choice and short answer. It still is not one of my favorite books, but the plot is really nice. A question and answer trifold for the fantasy/adventure story Airborn in the 2020 edition of HMH into Reading (Grade 5, Module 2) Pairs well with the Read and Respond activity for this text also available at my store. I had to read this book for school, and it started out a little boring, so I thought I wasn't going to like it very much. If word got out that Vikram Szpirglas loves nothing more than sitting down to a nice dinner and telling fantastic stories to his young, motherless son then his power as a fearsome pirate would be lost, and his method of providing for his loved ones would be forfeit.

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