No survivors : the diary of Jackie Simms, Hamilton, 1979 /

Holt, Sharon, 1959-

No survivors : the diary of Jackie Simms, Hamilton, 1979 / by Sharon Holt. - Auckland, N.Z. : Scholastic, 2009. - 177 p., [12] p. of plates : ill. ; 19 cm. - My story . - My story. .

Novel for children.

Includes bibliographical references.

Growing up in 1970's Hamilton, Jackie Simms is sustained by two great loves: the Swedish supergroup Abba, and her older brother's best friend, Davey. Unfortunately, Abba seems determined never to visit New Zealand, Davey hardly knows she exists and her brother keeps going on about his upcoming scenic flight over Antarctica. As Jackie grapples with life on the brink of teenagerhood she is unaware of the fate that looms, silent white and deadly, for someone close to her. Suggested level: intermediate, junior secondary.

9781869439231


Teenage girls--Teen fiction.
Brothers--Teen fiction.
Aeronautics--Accidents--Antarctica--Erebus, Mount--1979--Children's fiction.

NZ823.3

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