Sometimes, an intolerable situation calls for a drastic
measure-fleeing for freedom. Whether you're a slave seeking freedom
in the North or a convict swimming for your life in a
shark-infested canal, the urge to be free drives your every move.
In Great Escapes: Real Tales of Harrowing Getaways, readers ages 9
to 12 meet five ingenious fugitives and freedom seekers who all
shared one common goal: escape.The human spirit craves freedom, and
when liberty is taken away, people go to great lengths to get it
back. Great Escapes: Real Tales of Harrowing Getaways tells the
histories of five ingenious departures, including the one
perpetuated by William and Ellen Craft, who donned disguises and
made a 1,000-mile run for freedom. Another man, Douglas Mawson,
battled a power greater than any human villain, when in 1913,
Mother Nature trapped Mawson in her icy Antarctic jaws. Alone and
dangling over a bottomless crevasse by a fraying rope, the only
escape tools Mawson had were his strength and determination.In
1943, Nazi guards packed hundreds of Belgian Jews into train cars
and headed for the concentration camp at Auschwitz. Twelve-year-old
Simon Gronowski was among these deportees, and he was determined to
find a way off the moving train before it reached its ghastly
destination. Alcatraz was a rocky fortress designed to hold federal
prisoners until the end of their sentence or death, whichever came
first. Prison officials claimed the Rock was inescapable. But in
1962, three inmates vanished, never to be seen again. No less
amazing is the escape of 57 East Germans from communist-controlled
East Germany during the Cold War, through a tunnel under the Berlin
Wall. History is ripe with examples of people desperate to escape
the traps in which they are snared. Get an up-close look at the
guts, skill, determination, and luck of remarkable escape artists
in Great Escapes: Real Stories of Harrowing Getaways. This is the
sixth book in a series called Mystery & Mayhem, which features
true tales that whet kids' appetites for history by engaging them
in genres with proven track records-mystery and adventure. History
is made of near misses, unexplained disappearances, unsolved
mysteries, and bizarre events that are almost too weird to be
true-almost! The Mystery and Mayhem series delves into these
tidbits of history to provide kids with a jumping off point into a
lifelong habit of appreciating history. Each of the five true tales
told within Great Escapes are paired with further fun facts about
the setting, industry, and time period. A glossary and resources
page provide the opportunity to practice using essential academic
tools. These nonfiction narratives use clear, concise language with
compelling plots that both avid and reluctant readers will be drawn
to.
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