Unsolved Case Files: Escape at 10,000 Feet

Unsolved Case Files: Escape at 10,000 Feet
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Publisher : HarperCollins
Total Pages : 108
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ISBN-10 : 9780062991539
ISBN-13 : 0062991531
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Book Synopsis Unsolved Case Files: Escape at 10,000 Feet by : Tom Sullivan

Download or read book Unsolved Case Files: Escape at 10,000 Feet written by Tom Sullivan and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 2021-03-02 with total page 108 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An ALA Top Ten Best Graphic Novel for Children A thrilling new graphic nonfiction series about real FBI cases, launching with a gripping, minute-by-minute account of the only unsolved airplane hijacking in the U.S. CASE NO. 001: NORJAK NOVEMBER 24, 1971 PORTLAND, OREGON 2:00 P.M. A man in his mid-forties, wearing a suit and overcoat, buys a ticket for Northwest Orient Airlines flight 305 bound for Seattle. 3:07 P.M. The man presents his demands: $200,000 in cash and four parachutes. If the demands are not met, he threatens to detonate the explosive device in his briefcase. So begins the astonishing true story of the man known as D.B. Cooper, and the only unsolved airplane hijacking case in the United States. Comic panels, reproductions of documents from real FBI files, and photos from the investigation combine for a thrilling read for sleuths of all ages. What better way to draw readers into nonfiction than through an exciting graphic novel? This series will appeal to readers of series such as Nathan Hale’s Hazardous Tales. Fans of history and whodunits, CSI-club kids, and graphic novel enthusiasts alike will be pulled in by the suspenseful, complex, and kid-appropriate cases in this series. Sidebars provide fun facts about pre-2001 air travel, serial numbers on currency, airplane design, and more. Backmatter showcases period photos and primary source material in FBI archives.


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