Unbroken (The Young Adult Adaptation): An Olympian’s Journey from Airman to Castaway to Captive Audiobook (Free)

Within this captivating and lavishly illustrated young adult release of her award-winning #1 NY Situations bestseller, Laura Hillenbrand tells the story of the former Olympian’s courage, cunning, and fortitude following his plane crash in foe territory. This version of Unbroken presents a new generation to one of history’s most exciting survival epics.

On a May afternoon in 1943, an American army plane crashed into the Pacific Ocean and disappeared, departing only a spray of about Unbroken (The Young Adult Adaptation): An Olympian’s Journey from Airman to Castaway to Captive particles and a slick of oil, gas, and blood. Then, on the sea surface, a face appeared. It had been that of a lieutenant, the plane’s bombardier, who was simply struggling to a life raft and pulling himself aboard. Therefore began probably one of the most incredible sagas of the Second World War.

The lieutenant’s name was Louis Zamperini. As a boy, he had been a clever delinquent, breaking into homes, brawling, and stealing. As an adolescent, he previously channeled his defiance into running, discovering a supreme talent that carried him to the Berlin Olympics. However when battle came, the athlete became an airman, embarking on a trip that led to his doomed airline flight, a little raft, and a drift into the unknown.

Ahead of Zamperini lay a large number of kilometers of open sea, leaping sharks, a sinking raft, thirst and hunger, enemy plane, and, beyond, a trial sustained. Driven towards the limits of endurance, Zamperini would respond to desperation with ingenuity, suffering with hope and humor, brutality with rebellion. His fate, whether triumph or tragedy, would hold on the fraying cable of his will.

Featuring more than one hundred photographs plus an exclusive interview with Zamperini, this breathtaking odyssey-also captured on film by movie director Angelina Jolie-is a testament to the strength of the human spirit and the capability to endure against the unlikeliest of odds.

Compliment for Unbroken

‘This adaptation of Hillenbrand’s adult bestseller is extremely dramatic and exciting, as well as painful to read since it lays uncovered man’s hellish inhumanity to man.’-Booklist, STARRED

‘This captivating book emphasizes the need for determination, the will to endure against impossible odds, and support from family and friends. A strong, well-written function.’-SLJ

‘This good adaptation ably brings an inspiring story to young readers.’-Kirkus