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During a school field trip to Washington, D.C., the eighth‑grade civics class of Miami’s Culver Middle School believes they are in peril when Wyatt Palmer suspects that men seated behind them on the plane are terrorists. This humorous take on school field trips thrusts the boys into a frantic scenario that tests their friendship and quick thinking before the plane can even touch down.
First publish date: 2015
Genre: Children's Fiction/Children's Adventure
Authors: Dave Barry
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