In the Unlikely Event (novel)
It follows fifteen-year-old Miri Ammerman and her family and friends as they cope with three plane crashes from December 1951 to February 1952 in their home of Elizabeth, New Jersey.[1][2] In the Unlikely Event takes place in the early 1950s when the United States is dealing with the Korean War along with changing social mores.Miri learns to negotiate a difficult adolescence with her loving family as they, and everyone in her hometown of Elizabeth, New Jersey, deal with the unexpected and unexplained rash of airplane crashes literally in their backyards.The novel is based on three actual plane crashes that took place in Elizabeth, Blume's hometown, over the course of 58 days.The second crash happened on January 22, 1952, and nearly hit the Battin High School for girls.