The Grand Escape: The Greatest Prison Breakout of the 20th Century (Scholastic Focus) (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781338140347)

Neal Bascomb, author of The Nazi Hunters, returns with his next thrilling work of narrative nonfiction about a group of Allied POWs who staged an escape for the ages during World War I.

***Three starred reviews ***Neal Bascomb, author of The Nazi Hunters, returns with his next thrilling work of narrative nonfiction about a group of Allied POWs who staged an escape for the ages during World War I. Illustrated throughout with incredible photographs and published on the 100th anniversary of the Holzminden escape At the height of World War I, as battles raged in the trenches and in the air, another struggle for survival was being waged in the most notorious POW camp in all of Germany: Holzminden. A land-locked Alcatraz of sorts, it was home to the most troublesome Allied prisoners--and the most talented at escape. The Grand Escape tells the remarkable tale of a band of pilots who pulled off an ingenious plan and made it out of enemy territory in the biggest breakout of WWI, inspiring their countrymen in the darkest hours of the war.

Author: Neal Bascomb
ISBN-10: 1338140345
ISBN-13: 9781338140347
Publisher: Arthur A. Levine Books
Language: English
Published: 09/25/2018
Pages: 288
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.10lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.80w x 1.20d

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 7.8
Point Value: 8
Interest Level: Upper Grade
Quiz #/Name: 197624 / Grand Escape: The Greatest Prison Breakout of the 20th Century


Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 07/01/2018 pg. 171
Voice of Youth Advocates 08/01/2018 - Recommended - Better Than Most
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 09/01/2018
School Library Journal 09/01/2018 pg. 137
Booklist 10/01/2018 pg. 32
Horn Book Magazine 01/01/2019 pg. 110
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2019 - Superior,Well Above Average

About the Author

• Neal Bascomb is the author of The Nazi Hunters, winner of the YALSA Excellence in Nonfiction Award, among numerous other awards. School Library Journal called his second young adult book, Sabotage, excellent in a starred review and The Grand Escape a fantastic pick for avid history readers also in a starred review. In addition, he is the author of six nonfiction books for adults on subjects ranging from a 1905 Russian submarine mutiny to a contemporary high school robotics team. The Perfect Mile, Winter Fortress, and Hunting Eichmann went on to be New York Times and international bestsellers. His book The Racers was named a BCCB Blue Ribbon Book and a starred review from School Library Journal called The Racers Highly Recommended. Neal lives in Philadelphia with his family and rascal dog, Moses. Please visit his website at nealbascomb.com and follow him on Facebook @nealrbascomb.