| Escape Under the Forever Sky Contributor(s): Yohalem, Eve (Author) |
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ISBN: 081186653X ISBN-13: 9780811866538 Publisher: Chronicle Books OUR PRICE: $15.29 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: April 2009 * Not available - Not in print at this time *Annotation: Lucy's overprotective mother is the U.S. Ambassador to Ethiopia and keeps Lucy locked up inside their residence for her own good. Lucy soon decides to sneak out for some fun, but winds up getting kidnapped--and embarks on an adventure beyond her wildest dreams. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Action & Adventure - Survival Stories - Juvenile Fiction | People & Places - Africa |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 2008019565 |
| Lexile Measure: 820 |
| Physical Information: 0.8" H x 6.3" W x 7.8" (0.90 lbs) 224 pages |
| Themes: - Catalog Heading - Language Arts - Curriculum Strand - Language Arts - Cultural Region - East Africa |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 129995 Reading Level: 5.2 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 6.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Loosely based on real-life events, this suspenseful story, by a debut novelist, is also funny and touching and will have readers riveted from start to finish. Lucy's mother is the U.S. Ambassador to Ethiopia, so Lucy's life must be one big adventure, right? Wrong. Lucy's worrywart mother keeps her locked up inside the ambassador's residence. All Lucy can do is read about the exotic and exciting world that lies beyond the compound walls and imagine what it would be like to be a part of it. That is, until one day Lucy decides she has had enough and she and a friend sneak off for some fun. But to their horror, Lucy gets kidnapped With only herself to rely upon, Lucy must use her knowledge of African animals, inventiveness, will, and courage to escape, and in the process embarks on an adventure beyond her wildest imagination. |