Meet the Elite Teen Fighter Pilots of the United Star Academy
Full Name: HENRY DONNET
Call Sign: PIPPIN
Position: RIO (radar intercept officer)
Height: 5’7”
Hair Color: Brown
Eye Color: Brown
Age: 17
Originally from: Trenton, New Jersey
Plane name and description: DRAGON, Streaker Jet Prototype 1
Years in the service: 3
Personality strengths: Genius, creative, snark master
Personality weaknesses: Secretive, walled-off
A Teaser:
“I
don’t suppose you see a gas station.” Pippin sat a few feet behind her,
but his voice was closer, a direct link from his mask to her helmet’s
headphones. “Nearing bingo fuel, Nyx.”
don’t suppose you see a gas station.” Pippin sat a few feet behind her,
but his voice was closer, a direct link from his mask to her helmet’s
headphones. “Nearing bingo fuel, Nyx.”
“Give me two minutes.” Chase smelled a challenge. Or she imagined one. Anything to prolong the hop and do something fun.
She pulled back on the stick, pointing the nose of her jet straight at the midday sun.
Brilliance charged the crystal dome.
“Tower
to Nyx. Come in, Nyx,” Pippin mocked. “My sense of mortality insists I
ask if we’re coming down anytime soon. As much as I wanted to be an
astronaut when I was five, Dragon isn’t a star- ship. Where are we going
exactly?”
to Nyx. Come in, Nyx,” Pippin mocked. “My sense of mortality insists I
ask if we’re coming down anytime soon. As much as I wanted to be an
astronaut when I was five, Dragon isn’t a star- ship. Where are we going
exactly?”
“Somewhere. Anywhere.” The sun blinded through her smoky visor, but she kept her eyes ahead. “Up.”
Rafflecoptor Giveaway:
Breaking Sky
Sourcebooks Fire
March 2015 ● ISBN: 9781492601418
Hardcover/$16.99 ● Ages 14+
Fly to the last drop of fuel. Fight to the last drop of blood.
Showoff. Reckless. Maverick.
Chase Harcourt, call sign “Nyx”, isn’t one to play it safe. In the year
2048, America is locked in a cold war – and the country’s best hope is
the elite teen fighter pilots of the United Star Academy. Chase is one
of only two daredevil pilots chosen to fly an experimental “Streaker”
jet. But few know the pain and loneliness of her past. All anyone cares
about is that Chase aces the upcoming Streaker trials, proving the
prototype jet can knock the enemy out of the sky.
Chase Harcourt, call sign “Nyx”, isn’t one to play it safe. In the year
2048, America is locked in a cold war – and the country’s best hope is
the elite teen fighter pilots of the United Star Academy. Chase is one
of only two daredevil pilots chosen to fly an experimental “Streaker”
jet. But few know the pain and loneliness of her past. All anyone cares
about is that Chase aces the upcoming Streaker trials, proving the
prototype jet can knock the enemy out of the sky.
But
as the world tilts toward war, Chase cracks open a military secret.
There’s a third Streaker, whose young hotshot pilot, Tristan, can match
her on the ground and in the clouds. And Chase doesn’t play well with
others. But to save her country, she may just have to put her life in
the hands of the competition.
as the world tilts toward war, Chase cracks open a military secret.
There’s a third Streaker, whose young hotshot pilot, Tristan, can match
her on the ground and in the clouds. And Chase doesn’t play well with
others. But to save her country, she may just have to put her life in
the hands of the competition.
CORI MCCARTHY studied
poetry and screenwriting before falling in love with writing for teens
at Vermont College of Fine Arts. From a military family, Cori was born
on Guam and lived a little bit of everywhere before she landed in
Michigan. Learn more about her books at CoriMcCarthy.com.
poetry and screenwriting before falling in love with writing for teens
at Vermont College of Fine Arts. From a military family, Cori was born
on Guam and lived a little bit of everywhere before she landed in
Michigan. Learn more about her books at CoriMcCarthy.com.
Praise for Breaking Sky:
“Strong
characterizations, action, adventure, and emotion combine to produce a
sci-fi novel that is more than just the sum of its parts.” —School Library Journal STARRED Review
characterizations, action, adventure, and emotion combine to produce a
sci-fi novel that is more than just the sum of its parts.” —School Library Journal STARRED Review
“Smart, exciting, confident—and quite possibly the next Big Thing.” —Kirkus Reviews
“McCarthy
deploys breath-stopping depictions of high-stakes piloting with
enviable ease, and the in-your-face personal confrontations are nearly
as taut.” —Publishers Weekly
deploys breath-stopping depictions of high-stakes piloting with
enviable ease, and the in-your-face personal confrontations are nearly
as taut.” —Publishers Weekly
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