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tzipporahkeshet's review against another edition
5.0
I absolutely loved reading this book series when I was a kid, and the series has stuck with me for many years. I had to reread it, and I was not disappointed. From an adult perspective, the book is far from perfect, but none of the unrealistic plot points occurred to me when I was in the correct age range for this series, though, so for the purposes of rating it, I'm going to ignore those. Even as an adult and having read the series before, the book is incredibly engaging and entertaining. Highly recommend for any late elementary/middle school kid.
queenofthesouthernsun's review against another edition
4.0
I really enjoyed this book. It was fast-paced and excited, and the plot wasn't overly complicated. The only thing that threw me off a bit was Meg's age, somehow I kept picturing her as older than eleven. Other than that, it was a great read that I really enjoyed.
caroline_hinrichs's review against another edition
5.0
I love these books! I just wish they were three long books instead of six short ones. Otherwise great book series and I would recommend it.
mothumn's review
i got this from a scholastic book catalog! i do not remember this at all!
serena_dawn's review
3.0
I have read Gordon's work before ([b:Shipwreck|1025223|Shipwreck (Island, #1)|Gordon Korman|http://d.gr-assets.com/books/1360057717s/1025223.jpg|24981] & [b:The Contest|24073|The Contest (Everest, #1)|Gordon Korman|http://d.gr-assets.com/books/1328868302s/24073.jpg|24990] series) and enjoyed it. It's refreshing to see books set where teens survive on their own without adults and turn out okay without rules being enforced - although there are always reactions to every action.
I liked the brother -sister duo, they are very clearly victoms cast as villains to the rest of the world. There is this mind set people have where if a family member (mother, father, brother, sister, cousin) does something hateful to society the whole family is veiwed as stained by it. They all become 'bad blood ' yet that's wrong and a difficult subject to tackle too. Gordon I think can pull it off, but he plants the suggestion from page one that the kids are out to prove their parents are innocent - but there is a undercurrent of maybe they aren't ...
To do the right thing the siblings do commit crimes - but only to survive and keep going. It's all a question of if the ends will justify the means and where the line of good and bad really is when it comes to blood. Hefty stuff for "kid " books but that's Gordon - he makes you think.
I liked the brother -sister duo, they are very clearly victoms cast as villains to the rest of the world. There is this mind set people have where if a family member (mother, father, brother, sister, cousin) does something hateful to society the whole family is veiwed as stained by it. They all become 'bad blood ' yet that's wrong and a difficult subject to tackle too. Gordon I think can pull it off, but he plants the suggestion from page one that the kids are out to prove their parents are innocent - but there is a undercurrent of maybe they aren't ...
To do the right thing the siblings do commit crimes - but only to survive and keep going. It's all a question of if the ends will justify the means and where the line of good and bad really is when it comes to blood. Hefty stuff for "kid " books but that's Gordon - he makes you think.
abbeybedenbaugh's review
5.0
It is about a boy named Aiden and a girl named Meg Falconer. They are their parents' only hope. The Falconers are facing life in prison- unless Aiden and Meg can follow a trail of clues to prove their innocence. The problem? They're trapped in a juvenile detention center. Until they escape one night - and find themselves on the run, both from the authorities and from a sinister attacker who has his own reason to stop them. The Falconers must use their wits to make it across the country-with plenty of tests along the way.
maxwelldunn's review
2.0
It was a good book. A very easy read though. I read it in one day. But I am looking forward to the rest of the books.