"The epic story of William Ash and the escape from Stalag Luft III German POW camp during World War II"--

In December 1920, three US Navy officials boarded a hot air balloon for a routine training flight, but end up stranded in the Canadian wilderness. Includes sidebars about such topics as ballooning and the Cree people.

"London, 1716. Lord William Nithsdale has been found guilty of treason after fighting alongside the other rebels against the British crown. For his crime, he is sent to the infamous Tower of London, where he awaits his punishment: the executioner's blade. Upon learning of the Lord's death sentence, his wife, Lady Winifred Maxwell, sets out to free him from the "Bloody Tower." She plots and plans to pull off a daring and dangerous breakout. If her...

George and Ruth must rely on fellow teenager Nathan, a conductor on the Underground Railroad, to help them escape.

"IMPRISONED!  While the Civil War tears the United States in half, you are locked in a Confederate prison.  Determined to help your country become whole again, you plan a bold escape.  Will you crawl through a rat-infested tunnel?  Or will you fake your demise to get tossed out with the dead?  Every decision can be the difference between life and death.  Which path will YOU CHOOSE to make it out alive?" --

"CAUGHT!  As World War I ravages Europe, you are captured by the enemy.  Rather than take your chances trying to survive in a grueling prison camp, you decide to take part in a daring escape.  Will you leap from a moving train?  Or will you tunnel under a prison camp fence?  Every decision can be the difference between life and death.  Which path will YOU CHOOSE to make it out alive?" --

Are you ready for some of the most exciting, death-defying escape stories ever told? The fourth installment in the Great Escapes series is here—perfect for fans of the I Survived series!

December 13, 1920. It was a typical Monday morning when three US Navy officials boarded a hot air balloon for an easy, routine training flight. But as evening came, heavy rain and wind knocked Lieutenants Louis Kloor, Stephen Farrell, and Walter

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Engages readers with incredible stories of people who made daring escapes from life-or-death situations in space. Facing circumstances ranging from space station fires to damaged space shuttles, these astronauts had to escape danger in outer space and return back to Earth alive.

Engages readers with incredible stories of people who made daring escapes from the dark shadow of Adolf Hitler. After Hitler and the Nazis rose to power, they captured and murdered millions of Jews, a fate only some were able to escape.

Engages readers with incredible stories of people who made daring escapes from Alcatraz. This notorious island prison was home to hundreds of inmates, dozens of whom risked their lives to escape captivity. Additional features include a Fast Facts spread, informative infographics, critical-thinking questions, a phonetic glossary, a selected bibliography, an index, information about the author, and sources for further research. Throughout history, people...