Scholastic Book Fairs Podcast

The luxurious airship is about to crash. For 12-year-old Hugo Ballard, flying on the Hindenburg is a dream come true. Hugo, his parents, and his four-year-old sister are making a thrilling 4,000 mile journey across the Atlantic. Sure, the giant airship is powered by highly flammable hydrogen gas, but this particular ship already made the same trip 20 times last year and it’s totally safe. And besides, nothing could be more exciting than traveling through the air at 90 miles an hour, twice as fast as an ocean liner! But as the zeppelin gets ready to land, slowly drifting down towards the ground, a blast rocks the giant airship and a fire breaks out almost immediately. Amidst the panicked shouts and chaos around him, Hugo must find his sister and figure out a way for them to escape. The Hindenburg is doomed. And so, it seems, is Hugo and his family. Will they survive this historic disaster?