Paper Planes and Other Things We Lost

by Mindy Michele • 2016

On June 18, 1993, Flight 397 crashed off the coast of Long Island. But this story isn't about the crash. Not completely.This is a story about two high school seniors living very different lives, who share one connection: they both lost parents on that fateful flight.Slowly, letters bridge the gap between California and Pennsylvania as Ruby Kaminski and Brett Pratt find a way to remember the past while looking toward the future.This is a story about hope, paper planes, and the other things they lost.