W. Ross Macdonald School Library

Starclimber /

Oppel, Kenneth, 1967- , author.

Starclimber / Star climber Kenneth Oppel. - Toronto : HarperCollins Publishers, 2008. - 356 pages ; 23 cm - Airborn series ; 3 .

Sequel to: Skybreaker.

Pilot-in-training Matt Cruse and Kate de Vries, expert on high-altitude life-forms, are invited aboard the Starclimber, a vessel that literally climbs its way into the cosmos. Before they even set foot aboard the ship, catastrophe strikes: Kate announces she is engaged—and not to Matt. Despite this bombshell, Matt and Kate embark on their journey into space, but soon the ship is surrounded by strange and unsettling life-forms, and the crew is forced to combat devastating mechanical failure. For Matt, Kate, and the entire crew of the Starclimber, what began as an exciting race to the stars has now turned into a battle to save their lives.

Middle grade / teen.

CLA Book of the Year for Children Award Nominee, 2008 Red Maple Award official selection, 2010

9780002007450

2008019747


Airships--Fiction.
Outer space--Exploration--Fiction.
Adventure and adventurers--Fiction.


Authors, Canadian.
Canadian fiction.
FICTION / Science Fiction / Steampunk.

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