Lost in the Amazon: A Battle for Survival in the Heart of the Rainforest (Lost #3): Volume 3

In this third installment in the Lost series, a teenager is the sole survivor of a plane crash that leaves her stranded deep in the dangerous Peruvian jungle -- what will it take to make it out alive?

Peru, Christmas Eve, 1970.It was supposed to be a routine flight, carrying 86 passengers across the Andes Mountains and home for the holiday. But high above the Amazon rainforest, a roiling storm engulfs the plane. Lightning strikes. A deafening whoosh sweeps through the cabin. And suddenly, 17-year-old Juliane Koepcke is alone. The plane has vanished. She is strapped to her seat and plunging 3,500 feet to the forest floor.On Christmas Day, she wakes. She is injured, covered in mud, but strangely--miraculously--alive. And now, in a remote corner of the largest rainforest on Earth, the real battle for survival begins.

Publisher: Scholastic
Published: 01/30/2018
Pages: 176
Weight: 0.4lbs
Size: 7.90h x 5.20w x 0.50d
ISBN: 9780545928274
Age: Ages 9-12

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 6.8
Point Value: 4
Interest Level: Middle Grade
Quiz #/Name: 194189 / Lost in the Amazon: A Battle for Survival in the Heart of the Rainforest

About the Author
Tod Olson is the author of the Lost series, the How to Get Rich historical fiction series, and numerous books for the school/library and classroom markets. He has written for national magazines on the Columbine school shooting, homeless teens, the murder of Matthew Shepard, and many other stories of interest to children and young adults. During his 25 years in children's publishing, he has edited and developed several collections of books for both school/library and the classroom. Tod holds an MFA from Vermont College.