Fantastical, fun story, really more like 2 books in 1. I loved the first half of the book, when 6 kids in a chess club were on a plane forced to land on an island near Iceland, then stranded with a bunch of adults for 10 days before being rescued. Their creativity, determination, and positive attitude turned around the pessimism of the adults, and they formed a cooperative, caring little society.

Upon their return, an Asian missile crisis was playing out, and they happen to manage hacking into the Asian government computer and lowering the missile. They then proceed to get the dictator in charge to negotiate with other governments, and get aid to that country's people.

Too unrealistic, too tidy, kind of silly. But, I suspended my belief long enough to finish the book, and enjoyed the fantasy of the kids' power to change the world. The first part with the plane wreck was more believable and interesting, a good enough read.

There is a sequel, but that's too far for me to go.