Breakout by Kate Messner (2019, Trade Paperback)

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PublisherBloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN-101681195380
ISBN-139781681195384
eBay Product ID (ePID)25038440181

Product Key Features

Book TitleBreakout
Number of Pages448 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicLaw & Crime, School & Education, Business, Careers, Occupations, Mysteries & Detective Stories, General, Social Themes / Friendship, Social Themes / Prejudice & Racism
Publication Year2019
GenreJuvenile Fiction
AuthorKate Messner
FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height1.2 in
Item Weight15.5 Oz
Item Length8.3 in
Item Width6 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceJuvenile Audience
LCCN2017-034344
Reviews"An accessible format and a unique focus on contemporary issues of criminal justice and racial bias make this an essential purchase." - starred review, School Library Journal "Successfully balances excitement with larger issues, ripe for classroom discussion." - Booklist "Authentic . . . . Middle school worries and social issues skillfully woven into a moving, hopeful, STEM-related tale." - starred review, Kirkus Reviews on THE EXACT LOCATION OF HOME "Vivid characters and situations, along with clear, simple writing and plotting, make this an accessible and enlightening read. A gentle but truthful look at poverty and homelessness." - starred review, School Library Journal on THE EXACT LOCATION OF HOME "An empathetic, beautiful, magical, fiercely necessary book that stares unflinchingly at the very real challenges contemporary kids face and gently assures them they are not alone. Kate Messner gives her readers a story to cherish." - Anne Ursu, author of BREADCRUMBS and THE REAL BOY on THE SEVENTH WISH "Hopeful, empathetic, and unusually enlightening." - starred review, Kirkus Reviews on THE SEVENTH WISH "Rich and daring . . . As she did in All the Answers , Messner lightens a heavy theme with a bit of magic." - Publishers Weekly on THE SEVENTH WISH "It's no surprise that Kate Messner's magic pen could write a charming, moving, funny, and ultimately very surprising story about a magic pencil!" - Wendy Mass, New York Times best selling author of 11 BIRTHDAYS on ALL THE ANSWERS "Will appeal to Wendy Mass fans as well as those who love Messner's previous novels." - School Library Journal on ALL THE ANSWERS, "An effective, authentically wrought look at how fear and ignorance can lead people to treat those of different races or from different places with suspicion. Messner shines a light on the ways that people are blind to their own privilege while quick to judge others." -- Publishers Weekly "An accessible format and a unique focus on contemporary issues of criminal justice and racial bias make this an essential purchase." -- School Library Journal "A sensitive coming-of-age tale about waking up to injustice and where that knowledge can lead." -- Kirkus Reviews "Timely and relevant." -- The Horn Book Magazine "Successfully balances excitement with larger issues, ripe for classroom discussion." -- Booklist "Authentic . . . . Middle school worries and social issues skillfully woven into a moving, hopeful, STEM-related tale." -- Kirkus Reviews on THE EXACT LOCATION OF HOME "Vivid characters and situations, along with clear, simple writing and plotting, make this an accessible and enlightening read. A gentle but truthful look at poverty and homelessness." -- School Library Journal on THE EXACT LOCATION OF HOME "Hopeful, empathetic, and unusually enlightening." -- Kirkus Reviews on THE SEVENTH WISH "Rich and daring . . . As she did in All the Answers , Messner lightens a heavy theme with a bit of magic." -- Publishers Weekly on THE SEVENTH WISH "Will appeal to Wendy Mass fans as well as those who love Messner's previous novels." -- School Library Journal on ALL THE ANSWERS, "An effective, authentically wrought look at how fear and ignorance can lead people to treat those of different races or from different places with suspicion. Messner shines a light on the ways that people are blind to their own privilege while quick to judge others." -- Publishers Weekly, starred review "An accessible format and a unique focus on contemporary issues of criminal justice and racial bias make this an essential purchase." -- School Library Journal, starred review "A sensitive coming-of-age tale about waking up to injustice and where that knowledge can lead." -- Kirkus Reviews "Timely and relevant." -- The Horn Book Magazine "Successfully balances excitement with larger issues, ripe for classroom discussion." -- Booklist "Authentic . . . . Middle school worries and social issues skillfully woven into a moving, hopeful, STEM-related tale." -- Kirkus Reviews, starred review, on THE EXACT LOCATION OF HOME "Vivid characters and situations, along with clear, simple writing and plotting, make this an accessible and enlightening read. A gentle but truthful look at poverty and homelessness." -- School Library Journal, starred review, on THE EXACT LOCATION OF HOME "An empathetic, beautiful, magical, fiercely necessary book that stares unflinchingly at the very real challenges contemporary kids face and gently assures them they are not alone. Kate Messner gives her readers a story to cherish." -- Anne Ursu, author of BREADCRUMBS and THE REAL BOY on THE SEVENTH WISH "Hopeful, empathetic, and unusually enlightening." -- Kirkus Reviews, starred review, on THE SEVENTH WISH "Rich and daring . . . As she did in All the Answers , Messner lightens a heavy theme with a bit of magic." -- Publishers Weekly on THE SEVENTH WISH "It's no surprise that Kate Messner's magic pen could write a charming, moving, funny, and ultimately very surprising story about a magic pencil!" -- Wendy Mass, New York Times best selling author of 11 BIRTHDAYS on ALL THE ANSWERS "Will appeal to Wendy Mass fans as well as those who love Messner's previous novels." -- School Library Journal on ALL THE ANSWERS
Dewey Edition23
Dewey Decimal[Fic]
SynopsisTold in letters, poems, text messages, news stories, and comics--a series of documents Nora collects for the Wolf Creek Community Time Capsule Project --Breakout is a thrilling story that will leave readers thinking about who's really welcome in the places we call home. Nora Tucker is looking forward to summer vacation in Wolf Creek--two months of swimming, popsicles, and brushing up on her journalism skills for the school paper. But when two inmates break out of the town's maximum security prison, everything changes. Doors are locked, helicopters fly over the woods, and police patrol the school grounds. Worst of all, everyone is on edge, and fear brings out the worst in some people Nora has known her whole life. Even if the inmates are caught, she worries that home might never feel the same. A Mighty Girl Best Book of the Year, Told in letters, poems, text messages, news stories, and comics--a series of documents Nora collects for the Wolf Creek Community Time Capsule Project --Breakout is a thrilling story that will leave readers thinking about who's really welcome in the places we call home. Nora Tucker is looking forward to summer vacation in Wolf Creek--two months of swimming, popsicles, and brushing up on her journalism skills for the school paper. But when two inmates break out of the town's maximum security prison, everything changes. Doors are locked, helicopters fly over the woods, and police patrol the school grounds. Everyone is on edge, and fear brings out the worst in some people Nora has known her whole life. Even if the inmates are caught, she worries that home might never feel the same. A Mighty Girl Best Book of the Year, Told in a unique format of letters, poetry, comics, and journals Kate Messner's new novel tells an important coming-of-age story against the intrigue of a real-life prison break.
LC Classification NumberPZ7.M5615Bp 2018

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