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Escape (Island, Book Three) by Gordon Korman

Summary

Six kids. One shipwreck. One desert island. Things were bad enough when Luke, Lyssa, Will, J.J., Ian, and Charla were stuck alone on the island. But now they have company -- really bad company. Plus, Will is seriously injured and needs help immediately. Before, escape was something the kids could only hope for. Now it's a matter of life and death.

132 pages, 4th through 6th grades.

Discussion questions

Spoiler alert! Some of the questions contain key elements of the plot. Do not read if you don't want to know what happens!

  1. In this book the author incorporates flashbacks to a different time. Do you find them confusing?
  2. What did you think about Junior?
  3. What character do you sympathize with the most?
  4. Do all the characters grow? Or are any of them cardboard or static?
  5. Luke reflects that the very problems that brought the kids to CNC yield strengths that help them to survive. What were those problems and strengths?
  6. Have you ever seen or experienced problems turning into strengths? Can you think of examples that others in the group might know?
  7. Luke sees J.J. as "the grand champion mess of the group" p. 60. Why?
  8. Charla begins to see the shipwreck as "the great equalizer." (p. 64). What does she mean by that?
  9. Can you think of other events that might be equalizers?
  10. This is the third book in a trilogy. Did you read the other two? If not, did this book interest you enough to want to read them?
  11. Do you think you would recommend this book to a friend?
  12. Could someone read and enjoy this book without reading the first two?
  13. If you read all three, did you have a favorite?
  14. Were you satisfied with the conclusion of the trilogy?
  15. Did you like the trilogy format? Or would you rather have had one long book?

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