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Holt, Sharon,

No survivors : the diary of Jackie Simms, Hamilton, 1979 / by Sharon Holt. - Auckland, N.Z. : Scholastic, 2009. - 177 pages, [12] pages of plates : illustrations; 19 cm. - My story. My New Zealand story. .

Novel for children.

Includes bibliographical references.

Growing up in 1970's Hamilton, Jackie Simms is sustained by two great loves: the Swedish supergroup Abba, and her older brother's best friend, Davey. Unfortunately, Abba seems determined never to visit New Zealand, Davey hardly knows she exists and her brother keeps going on about his upcoming scenic flight over Antarctica. As Jackie grapples with life on the brink of teenagerhood she is unaware of the fate that looms, silent white and deadly, for someone close to her. Suggested level: intermediate, junior secondary.

ISBN: 9781869439231 (pbk.) : $17.99 9781869439231 (pbk.) 1869439236 (pbk.)

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Aircraft accidents--Antarctica--Erebus, Mount--Juvenile fiction.
Aircraft accidents--Antarctica--Erebus, Mount--Fiction.
Brothers--Fiction.
Diaries--Fiction.
Teenage girls--Fiction.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Children's stories, New Zealand.

Dewey Class. No.: NZ823.3