Flight

Daniela López is on a life-or-death journey.

Forced to flee her beloved home in Honduras, Dani and her family were headed north in search of safety–until a treacherous mistake ripped Dani’s parents away. Now Dani and her younger brother Carlos are on their own, and have no choice but to keep going in the desperate hope of finding their parents at the Mexico-United States border.

But to get there, they will have to ride on top of a roaring freight train known as “The Beast.”

Rickety and deadly, The Beast makes hairpin turns at terrifying speeds, shoots through dark tunnels, and stops for nothing. And there is the constant danger of being caught by gangs and kidnappers along the way.

Surrounded by hundreds of fellow refugees, Daniela will have to figure out who she can and cannot trust–and fast. Otherwise, she and Carlos don’t stand a chance of surviving…

Superfans will also find that the novella Flight shares a connection with the novel Two Degrees, but either book can be read and enjoyed first!

Scholastic | September 1, 2026 | Ages 8 and Up