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Review Praise for Ellie Crowe: Inspiring and poignant-- Bloomsbury Press Well researched and fact-filled --School Library Journal Hard to put down- -Asian American Press Page-turning drama-- The Honolulu Star Advertiser An intense, emotional story-- The Sacramento Bee A gripping and engaging story-- Online Book Club Ellie Crowe's Awards: Asian/Pacific American Award For Children's Literature Simon Wiesenthal Museum of Tolerance Once Upon a World Award Texas Woman's University Librarians Choice Bank Street College Books of the Year Hawaii's Kahili Award for Literary Art BookList Best Children's Books Praise For Scott Peters: A natural and gifted storyteller -- Historical Novel Society Action-packed! -- Middle Grade Fiction Finder The students absolutely love it! -- Janine Taft, 6th Grade Teacher Page turner for even the most reluctant readers. -- Christian Groth From the Author THE I ESCAPED SERIES I Escaped North Korea! I Escaped the California Camp Fire I Escaped the World's Deadliest Shark Attack I Escaped Amazon Rainforest Pirates coming soon I Escaped the Donner Party What Amazon readers are saying about I ESCAPED NORTH KOREA! (I Escaped Book One) ~ a fast-paced read, with three-dimensional characters and real-world implications. Highly recommended. ~ Courage and perseverance win! ~ Aching descriptions mix with beautifully crafted sentences, such as "He was surprised to see the river again. It felt like bumping into a friend." ~ a good introduction to the issues involved ~ A great middle-grade story . . . many exciting near misses and challenges to be faced ~ Interesting, and makes you grateful. This is a really interesting, well-written story. ~ Insightful. Intriguing. Enlightening. A "must read". ~ I was enthralled with Dae's journey from beginning to end. It is well written and perfectly paced. The characters have depth, as do the settings. Definitely recommend! ~ Fantastic ! just a superb educational book! It is so informative, colorful and exciting. ~ The story is gripping and full of heart wrenching suspense. Great for young readers. Recommended. About the Author ELLIE CROWE is the author of numerous books for children. She is the recipient of many awards and has made the Cleveland Public Library DISTINGUISHED CHILDREN'S BIOGRAPHY LIST. Ellie has been featured on the HISTORY CHANNEL and the TRAVEL CHANNEL. Her books have been listed as recommended reading in classrooms across the US. She spends a great deal of time researching the subjects she writes about. Ellie's books have been translated into multiple languages and are available around the globe. ----------- SCOTT PETERS writes action-filled adventure children's stories set in historical times. In addition to writing, the author has created over 300 museum, science center and theme park installations for such places as the SMITHSONIAN, WALT DISNEY WORLD, PARAMOUNT PICTURES, and the WASHINGTON CHILDREN'S MUSEUM. Peters also helped design an interactive TV show for the NICKELODEON CHANNEL. Scott's books are used in schools in the US, Canada, and the UK. He loves all things historical, and his blog, KidsAncientEgypt.com, gets over 1,500 visitors a day.