Escapes (True Stories from the Edge) - Tapa dura

[These are] compelling, suspenseful stories that will have all middle school students begging for more. Recommended.--Joan Marshall"Canadian Materials" (10/03/2003)

This is an amazing book... sure to enthrall school age readers, as well as adults.--Connie Forst"Resource Links" (02/01/2004)

An interesting, diverse account... will appeal... to those inspired by uncommon bravery in the face of danger.--Carlisle K. Webber"VOYA" (12/01/2004)

An interesting, diverse account of some of history's more famous escapes... will appeal... to those inspired by uncommon bravery in the face of danger.--Carlisle K. Webber"VOYA" (12/01/2004)

Plot-driven stores center on human ingenuity and resourcefulness in the face of danger. They could serve as enticement for reluctant readers or read-alouds.--Vicki Reutter"School Library Journal" (06/01/2004)

This is an amazing book... What is interesting about these stories is the amazing range of human creativity these individuals showed in beating the odds... sure to enthrall school age readers, as well as adults.--Connie Forst"Resource Links" (02/01/2004)

In her introduction to this excellent book of short stories about true escapes, Laura Scandiffio emphasizes that, although escapees are often creative and courageous, it is ultimately their sense of hope for freedom that drives them to risk everything to escape. These ten mesmerizing, true stories are definitely those of determined, hopeful people who refused to accept imprisonment, either of body or soul. Sometimes luck was with them, but their escapes often rested on careful, methodical planning, disguises, and persistence.... [These are] compelling, suspenseful stories that will have all middle school students begging for more. Recommended.--Joan Marshall"Canadian Materials" (10/03/2003)

Offers the story of great escapes throughout history, including the hot-air balloon escape over the Berlin Wall, the freeing of Lady Nithsdale’s husband from the Tower of London in 1716, the journey to freedom for runaway slaves, and more. Simultaneous.