Unsolved Case Files: Escape at 10,000 Feet: D.B. Cooper and the Missing Money, A Graphic Novel (Unsolved Case Files, 1)

My 6 year old son learned about D.B. Cooper from a video on Epic! and so when I saw this book recommended by a bookstagrammer I purchased it for him. He’s a strong reader so I knew he could handle the text on his own (it’s sort of a graphic novel so no pages are particularly text heavy), but I was interested too so we ended up reading it together. It’s really well done and though we were both already familiar with the case, it really was almost like reading a case file and we definitely learned a lot of new information. It’s laid out chronologically with all kinds of interesting tidbits and extra explanations peppered throughout that really helped enhance the story. It’s hard for us to imagine (or remember) a time with no metal detectors or bag checks and little to no security in airports, but the inclusion of that information led us to have some interesting conversations about then vs. now, especially interesting to us as my husband works in aviation. We are homeschooling this year for Covid reasons, but plan to return to public school in the future so I follow state standards. One standard for this year involves recognizing and utilizing primary sources. I used this book to introduce and explain primary sources to my son and he was able to see how much the inclusion of actual photos and the wanted poster enhanced the story. We talked about how the author clearly used FBI primary source material (as credited in the back of the book) to write the book and how that helped make it extra interesting to the readers. We just purchased the Alcatraz book and I’m excited to show him my photos of the site when we read it! We will definitely be purchasing the upcoming Gardner Heist book when it’s released as well. My son has definitely inherited my interest in unsolved mysteries and this book is a quality addition to our home library. I see many re-reads in our future and definitely recommend it.

Our grandson absolutely loves this book and reads it over and over, we think he’s going to be DB for Halloween!

My 10 and 12 year old love this series!

The DB Cooper skyjacking and disappearance is one of the most interesting cold cases in US crime history. Oddly, however, relatively little has been written about it and few younger people have heard of it. This Unsolved Case Files provides a great overview of the case. While it’s designed for kids, it’s perfect for adults as well. Kids will easily be able to follow the story, but there’s enough nuance and hard facts for adults to like. Most of the book is an illustrated outline of the events. The last few pages include 8 photos of wanted posters, the hijacked plane on the tarmac, and the bundles of recovered money. Highly recommended.

My 7 year old boys is obsessed with DB Cooper and books. We have really struggled to find age appropriate books about Cooper. This is the perfect book for anyone around this age. Not only is it super fun to read but I also find myself learning several new things which after a year of talking about DB, I didn’t know that was possible. It has color pictures and is well written! My son loves this book so much, he brings it everywhere and I’m debating buying a second one just in case something happens to the book!

I bought this for my 6 year old son and he was thrilled to open it Christmas morning. We have read it several times through over the last few days. It is interesting for kids and adults, grandparents and aunts and uncles have also enjoyed picking it up and reading through it. It is well written and the illustrations add nicely to the narrative. Highly recommend!

My 9 year old son LOVED this mystery book!!!

A great book! I know more about DB Cooper than anyone should, and I’m very impressed with this book. The story is accurate, the illustrations are great, and it has photos and diagrams in there too. I especially like that he shows how a dredge works. If you like the DB Cooper caper you need this book. I’d recommend to adults as well.

The story part is well written I suppose but the book is more like an adult cartoon with drawings etc. Not what I expected

Great plot, I love the pictures as evidence. It's very interesting

I’ve been fascinated by the story of D.B. Cooper for a long time.Tom Sullivan’s well-researched book goes through the whole story that I was familiar with and also clarifies some issues and added many facts I was unaware of.All 90+ pages delve into the mystery with beautifully stylised illustrations.I’m already looking forward to the next book in the series (Jailbreak At Alcatraz)!