Unsolved Case Files: Escape at 10,000 Feet
D.b. Cooper and the Missing Money, a Graphic Novel
HarperCollins · Print & ebook · March 2, 2021
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.
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- Who it’s for
- A real FBI mystery unfolds through comic panels, archival documents, and investigation photos.
- Themes
- Unsolved airplane hijacking, FBI investigation, Historical air travel
- Pacing
- Fast
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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.
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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.
Clues in Panels
A real FBI mystery unfolds through comic panels, archival documents, and investigation photos.
Come here for
- The unresolved D.B. Cooper case, told with suspense and historical detail
- Sidebars on air travel, currency serial numbers, and airplane design
Expect
- A graphic nonfiction account built around primary-source material
- Period photos and FBI archive materials in the backmatter
Where it sits
| Aviation | 88% |
|---|---|
| Law & Crime for Kids | 64% |
| Comics History | 45% |
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Publisher categories
- Historical Biographies for Kids
- Law & Crime for Kids
- Growing Up (Adolescence)
- Friendship
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- New Experiences
- Violence
- Aviation
- Comics Biographies
- Authors
- Tom Sullivan
- Publisher
- HarperCollins
- Published
- March 2, 2021
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Theme
- Unsolved airplane hijacking · FBI investigation · Historical air travel
- Reading lane
- Historical Biographies for Kids