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by Piers Paul Read (Author)
On October 12, 1972, a plane carrying a team of young rugby players crashed into the remote, snow-peaked Andes. Out of the forty-five original passengers and crew, only sixteen made it off the mountain alive. For ten excruciating weeks they suffered deprivations beyond imagining, confronting nature head-on at its most furious and inhospitable. And to survive, they were forced to do what would have once been unthinkable ...
This is their story -- one of the most astonishing true adventures of the twentieth century.
Dimensions: 1.3 x 6.6 x 4.5 IN
Illustrated: Yes
Publication Date: December 03, 2002
Accelerated Reader:
Quiz Name: Alive
Interest Level: Upper Grades, 9-12
Reading Level: 7.7
Point Value: 19
