Anna gets on the plane thinking it was going to be a usual plane ride with no conflicts until a couple minutes passed when the the pilot speaks through the intercom. Anna, a young fifteen year old girl was heading back to England for boarding school alone, after being home with her family over the summer. I saw it on the shelf and immediately drew my attention to it and I had to read it right away. In the recent week, I read the book Girl On The Plane, by Miriam Moss. Also, I was so sad to learn David wasn't real!! :( For a moment I really thought he was her husband in real life LOL Not a flawless book, but unique and super interesting nevertheless. I just know the basics about the Israeli–Palestinian conflict, and I feel that understanding the situation in more details would have added so much to the story. However, there could have been more character development - considering the situation that Anna was in, I was expecting to feel worried and sad ( maybe also a bit angry), but that didn't happen.Īlso, I'd have appreciated a more in-depth explanation of the historical facts. Overall I thought the story was very interesting and a super quick read.

Throughout the book we learn about her hardships during four days as hostage, such as the crazy heat in the desert, lack of food/water, Anna missing her family, bombs attached to the plane and her fear of the consequences if the British government doesn't agree to the terrorists' demands. The story starts with Anna, a fifteen-year-old girl traveling back to England by herself, when her plane is hijacked by Palestinian guerrillas. I was originally attracted to this book because of the beautiful cover, but reading the synopsis was what really got me intrigued - Girl on a Plane is a story about a plane hijacking in 1970, and all events are based in the real life experience the author had when she was a teenager.

I'm sorry to have to inform you that we've been hijacked by the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine'.

'Suddenly the intercom crackles overhead: 'Ladies and gentlemen, this is Captain Gregory speaking.

Girl on a Plane by Miriam Moss