![]() ![]() I just finished Breakout and I hardly know what to say except please do yourself a favor and read it! I’ve been a fan of Kate Messner’s books for years but this is by far her best and perhaps most important work yet. And Messner allows the characters and circumstances to delve into deeper issues of racism and systemic oppression, in a way that is engaging and developmentally appropriate for the targeted age level, making this a must purchase for intermediate and middle grades classrooms and libraries.more I was drawn in by the different layers to the story, the multi-genre method of telling it, and the characters authenticity. And Messner allows the characters and circumstances to delve into deeper issues of racism and systemic oppression, in a way that is engaging and developmentally appropriate for the targeted age level, making this a must purchase for intermediate and mid There was more to this than I expected from the teasers and knowing some of the background of the story from Kate's posts. There was more to this than I expected from the teasers and knowing some of the background of the story from Kate's posts. #Kate messner countdown breakout magic maps series#Told in letters, poems, text messages, news stories, and comics-a series of documents Nora collects for the Wolf Creek Community Time Capsule Project.more Even if the inmates are caught, she worries that home might never feel the same. Worst of all, everyone is on edge, and fear brings out the worst in some people Nora has known her whole life. Doors are locked, helicopters fly over the woods, and police patrol the school grounds. But when two inmates break out of the town's maximum security prison, everything changes. Worst of all, everyone is on edge, 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. ![]() ![]() 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. ![]()
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