cover image TAKEOFFS AND LANDINGS

TAKEOFFS AND LANDINGS

Margaret Peterson Haddix, . . S&S/Aladdin, $4.99 (201pp) ISBN 978-0-689-85543-6

Two teen siblings go on their first plane ride to join their motivational-speaker mother on a two-week five-city tour. "The characters experience dramatic breakthroughs at the conclusion, but the revelations come too quickly and undermine the authenticity of the previous chapters," wrote PW. Ages 10-14. (Mar.)