Lying in his hospital bed bored, Vincent launches a paper airplane out of his window. In The Airplane Effect, Vincent soon discovers a community of kids like him helping him become less lonely as he faces the tough battle of cancer treatment.

— Simon Traub-Epstein, International Library of Young Authors

From the publisher: “Teen authors Marc, Sasha, Angelo, and Sean understand one of the most important aspects of childhood: play. But what if play is taken away? In The Airplane Effect, we meet a young boy who struggles with the effects of cancer and dreams of having fun. Frustrated, he throws a paper airplane out the window. What happens next? You'll have to read to find out.”