Getting Air by Dan Gutman

Getting Air by Dan Gutman is about 13 year old Jimmy, his younger sister and his two best friends, flying across the country to California to see the X Games.  The boys, who created their own skateboarding club, the Woodpushers, are convinced they'll get sponsored if they attend the event.  Unfortunately, some extremist terrorists had other plans.  Jimmy, his friends, an old lady on her way to a knitting convention, and one young flight attendant are all that survived after their fight to regain control of the plane after the terrorists disabled it.  This group of very different people must stick together and survive in the Canadian wilderness!  Thankfully, Jimmy's sister Julia knows a lot about survival from her experiences in Girl Scouts.  They are able to build a shelter using part of the plane, they find food, start a fire, and are surviving reasonably well.  This takes its toll on the group however, and there is noticeable tension... until Jimmy decides to build a 1/2 pipe out of the airplane!

This was an action-packed, exciting quick read!  This book has everything!!  I really liked how Julia, the younger sister, ended up being as much of a hero as the boys who stopped the terrorists because of her knowledge of wilderness survival.  I also liked the way the group of very different people all came together in order to ensure the survival of everyone.