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Escapes!

by Laura Scandiffio
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In 1979, the streets of Iran's capital city, Tehran, turned ugly. Six Americans caught in the uprising found protection at the Canadian embassy. Through the feverish efforts of the embassy staff, the fugitives were disguised as Canadians—complete with fictitious passports—and able to escape the country.History is full of such daring escapes, often creative, always heart-pounding. Escapes! recounts ten of these nail-biting tales. Discover Lady Nithsdale's ruse to free her husband from the impenetrable Tower of London in 1716. Fall into Douglas Bader's harrowing escape from a plummeting Spitfire in WWII. Hold your breath as two families drift over the Berlin Wall in a homemade hot-air balloon!From getaway gladiators to runaway slaves, from the endless Sahara to the impassable Bastille, each exciting story will have young readers eager to escape into the next!

  • Creators

  • Series

    True Stories from the Edge

  • Publisher

  • Release date

    September 6, 2003

  • Formats

    • OverDrive Read

      • ISBN: 9781554514618

    • EPUB ebook

      • ISBN: 9781554514618
      • File size: 2193 KB

  • Languages

    • English

  • Levels

    • ATOS Level: 6.4
    • Interest Level: 4-8(MG)
    • Text Difficulty: 5

  • Reviews

    • School Library Journal

      June 1, 2004
      Gr 5-9-These 10 stories feature people throughout history who were enslaved, oppressed, or fleeing enemy armies. The time periods range from 73 B.C.E. when Spartacus led a legion of slaves into the mountains to escape sure death as gladiators to 1979 when American Embassy diplomats went into hiding to escape the wrath of Ayatollah Khomeini revolutionaries. In 1941, Douglas Bader, who lost both legs in an airplane crash, went on to be a squadron leader for the RAF and was shot down by Hitler's Luftwaffe. As the airplane plummeted to earth he freed himself from his metal leg and parachuted into enemy territory and later got away from his captors by knotting hospital bedsheets together. These plot-driven stories center on human ingenuity and resourcefulness in the face of danger. They could serve as an enticement for reluctant readers or as read-alouds.-Vicki Reutter, Cazenovia High School, NY

      Copyright 2004 School Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.

Formats

  • OverDrive Read
  • EPUB ebook

subjects

Languages

  • English

Levels

  • ATOS Level:6.4
  • Interest Level:4-8(MG)
  • Text Difficulty:5

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