Escape (Island Trilogy, Book 3): Volume 3

by Gordon Korman

Book Overview

Luke, Charla, Will, Lyssa, J.J., and Ian aren't alone on their desert island. They've survived so far -- but now their enemies are closing in. They have only one chance at escaping. Will they make it?

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0439164524
• ISBN13: 9780439164528
• Release Date: August 2001
• Publisher: Scholastic Paperbacks
• Length: 144 Pages
• Weight: 0.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.4" x 7.6"
• Age Range: 9 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 4 to 7

Customer Reviews

Gordon Korman's "Island" series

What a page turner that keeps you guessing what is going to happen!!! Korman's trilogy has found a place in my classroom reading series. I've bought a classroom set of the whole entire "Island" series. I read each book in one day. It was nerve-racking waiting for the final book to come out, but I was NOT DISAPPOINTED.Who would have known that the ending would turn out as it did? The least likely islander came through and saved the day...by the skin of their teeth. I was gripped in the first book by the characters, the second by the separation of the kids and all of their problems. The third book kept me "on the edge of me seat." This has got to be turned into a big theatrical movie...I'll be the first in line to buy my tickets.

The Best

Wow if you want to read a good book you should order this book right now. Talk about being at the edge of your seat. When you read it it is like you are transformed into that book and you don't care what is happening around you. I suggest you don't read it if you dont have a lot of time because when you start reading it you will not want to give it up when you have to go. So get this book but don't read it unless you have read the first two which are as a good as this one.

Book 3 - Escape

Things were bad enough when Luke, Lyssa, Will, J.J., Ian, and Charla were stuck alone on the island. But now they have company-real bad company. Plus, Will is seriously injured and needs help immediatly. Before, escape was something the kids could only hope for. Now it's a matter of life and death. - I recently bought all 3 of the "Island" books and could not put them down. (Read all 3 in 2 day) I highly suggest them to all readers!

Six shipwrecked kids have to find their way home...

Luke, JJ, Ian, Will, Charla, and Lyssa have survived against all odds after being shipwrecked by a dangerous storm. But they're not alone -- deadly enemies lurk in the shadows, and the kids have even run into a terrifying revelation hidden on the island. And Will is dying. There's a slight chance of saving him, but it will be likely to kill him as well. There's only one plan to escape the island -- and it's the biggest risk the kids have to face. They don't know if they can go along with the dangerous plan, or if Will can be saved. And they've never been more terrified before. Island #3: Escape is the exciting conclusion to Gordon Korman's adventurous trilogy, and the best of the three in my opinion. The writing and plot were better than the first two books by far; this trilogy is great for adventure and humor for all Gordon Korman's readers alike.

The thrilling conclusion to the Island trilogy.

After a horrifying shipwreck, six kids - Will, his sister Lyssa, Luke, J.J., Ian, and Charla were lucky to find themselves alive. But now they're stranded on a desert island in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, and they're not alone. Because the island that fate has brought them to is not only the location of the headquarters of a group of smugglers, but also of a long deserted military base housing a nuclear weapon left over from World War II. Will has been shot, and time is running out even for the others. Sooner or later the smugglers will find them, and even if they don't, Will can't last much longer without medical help. The kids come up with a risky plan, but if it doesn't work, none of them will ever see civilization, or their families, again. The thrilling Island trilogy comes to a close with this exciting page-turner. I am sorry to see the series end, and hope that Gordon Korman writes more survival stories in the future.