The second in the Airborn trilogy, Skybreaker continues the adventures of Matt and Kate aboard the massive airships developed around the 1900s and used for cargo and passenger transportation around the world. Matt is an aviation student at the Airship Academy in Paris, and Kate is pursuing her interest in biology and unusual creatures. Together they embark on a voy age to find the gold-laden lost ship Hyperion that has been floating at high altitudes for forty years. Oppel delivers more nail-biting adventure as Matt and Kate battle air pirates, high altitude, prejudices, lethal life-forms, and eccentric scientists. The trilogy includes Airborn (2004), Skybreaker (2005), and Starclimber (2009). 2006 Ruth and Sylvia Schwartz Children’s Book Award, 2006 CLA Young Adult Canadian Book Award (Shortlist), 2005 London Times Children’s Novel of the Year. sc