Entry One: Airborn

   The book I chose to read for my summer reading assignment is "Airborn" by Kenneth Oppel. Matt Cruse is a cabin boy on the Aurora, his father's airship. Kate is the daughter of rich parents and grand daughter of Benjamin Molloy. Benjamim Molloy is the man who discovered a strange creature in the air above an island. Bruce Lunardi is the son of the owner of the Aurora. Ms. Simkins is Kate's overprotective chaperone who watches over her. Baz is a humorous cabin boy aboard the Aurora, also Matt's best friend. Chef Vlad is the cook of the Aurora. Captain Walken is the popular captain of the Aurora. Captain Szpirglas is a pirate of the air above the Pacificus. 

    The setting of Airborn is mostly in the air above the Pacificus and in the future. The mood in this setting is very relaxed and comfortable with the waves and beautiful sunsets. However, when a storm hits,or if the ship is approached by pirates, the mood becomes fearful and desperate. The story also takes place at an island, a tropical paradise due to the rainforest and fresh water and fish and fruit to eat.

    The main conflict is when the Aurora was shipwrecked and the crew got stranded on an island. The ship powered by hydrium, fell due to a hydrium sack that was cut by pirates.

     A prediction I made while reading is that the Aurora won't be fixed for awhile. A question I have is how big is the strange creature Molloy saw? A connection I made came from my childhood. This book reminds me of Madagascar when the zoo animals are stranded on  Madagascar.

This is a picture of an airship, similar to what the Aurora must've looked like.