This fiction created from a true story is suitable for anyone. Usually there are a few quirks that I do not like in a novel but I find none within this story. Be aware though that the storyline in itself is a sensitive topic though the topic makes a brilliant story nonetheless. Simple and to the point, written for any age group.

“Tell me – where would you be if that had happened to you?’ He looks right at me. I dragged my brother into the long grass, and we hid till it was dark. Our mother, then our father, ran out of the house. “ ‘When I was eleven, we came home from school down the long, straight track that lead to the farmhouse. He talks about what happened one day when he and his brother came home from school. Anna would converse with Jamal often towards the end and she asked him a question: why are you doing this? His answer was so profound it sent chills down my spine. Jamal is a boy apart of the terrorist group, around Anna’s age. He is a supporting character but I feel that he helped to place the story into perspective. One of my favourite characters in this book is (some might say) way out in left field. Through scorching weather, fear and homesickness, Anna is forced to find strength through this journey. The terrorists give Britain a referendum either they release a member the prime minister holds captive or the plane in which Anna is on (tethered with bombs) will explode. While travelling to boarding school in England, Anna’s plane is hijacked by Palestinian terrorists and lands in a Jordanian desert. You don’t understand what is happening, but the truth is… you’ve been hijacked.Īt the age of 15, Anna often hopes that her reality is a dream, that she will wake up one day to find herself surrounded by normalcy. The man with the gun is mean, hollering orders, and your adolescent mind is confused. But the plane does not arrive at the proper destination. You say bye to your parents at the airport with no doubt that you won’t see them again. You are 15 years old, embarking on a plane to boarding school unaware of what is going to happen.

Girl on a Plane by Miriam Moss