Overview
CAPTURED! War is raging, and YOU have been taken by the enemy. Now, YOU CHOOSE how to make your daring escape. In this four-book boxed set, young readers will step back in time to some of history's most infamous wars and test their wits with thrilling interactive narratives that allow them to control the success of the escape and, ultimately, their fate. With stories based on historical accounts and real wartime scenarios, multiple choices and outcomes, and extra educational content including maps and timelines, kids will be entertained and informed with every twist and turn. Books included in this set: Can You Survive a Civil War Escape? Can You Survive a Revolutionary War Escape? Can You Survive a World War I Escape? Can You Survive a World War II Escape?
Full Product Details
Author: Jessica Gunderson ,
Blake Hoena ,
Eric Braun ,
Matt Doeden
Publisher: Capstone Press
Imprint: Capstone Press
ISBN: 9798875237027
Pages: 448
Publication Date: 01 August 2025
Recommended Age: From 8 to 12 years
Audience:
Children/juvenile
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Children / Juvenile
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Forthcoming
Availability: Not yet available
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Author Information
Jessica Gunderson grew up in the small town of Washburn, North Dakota. She has a bachelor's degree from the University of North Dakota and an MFA in Creative Writing from Minnesota State University, Mankato. She has written more than one hundred books for young readers. Her book President Lincoln's Killer and the America He Left Behind won a 2018 Eureka! Nonfiction Children's Book Silver Award. She currently lives in Madison, Wisconsin. Blake A. Hoena grew up in central Wisconsin, where he wrote stories about robots conquering the moon and trolls lumbering around the woods behind his parents house. He now lives in Minnesota and enjoys writing about fun things like history, space aliens, and superheroes. Blake has written more than fifty chapter books and dozens of graphic novels for children. Eric Braun is a children's author and editor. He has written dozens of books on many topics, and one of his books was read by an astronaut on the International Space Station for kids on Earth to watch. Eric lives in Minneapolis with his wife, two kids, and a dog who is afraid of cardboard. Matt Doeden is a freelance author and editor from Minnesota. He's written numerous children's books on sports, music, current events, the military, extreme survival, and much more. His books Sandy Koufax (Twenty-First Century Books, 2006) and Tom Brady: Unlikely Champion (Twenty-First Century Books, 2011) were Junior Library Guild selections. Doeden began his career as a sports writer before turning to publishing. He lives in Minnesota with his wife and two children.
