Beyond Escape! (Choose Your Own Adventure #18) [Paperback]

R. A. Montgomery (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 1, 1986

FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. One of the best-loved children's series of all time is back. Readers will enjoy multiple choice and multiple ending stories with countless plot variations.

--This text refers to the Library Binding edition.

Editorial Reviews

From School Library Journal

ea vol: (Choose Your Own Adventure Series). Bantam. 1986. pap. $2.25. LC number unavailable. Grade 5-7 Your eccentric great-aunt Celia disappears and leaves you her unusual house filled with exotic and magical objects. In a weird secret room, you find three boxes labelled ``Past,'' ``Future,'' and ``Never.'' Which will you dare to open? Standard fare. The second book takes place in 2041 a.d. The U.S. has become divided into four separate areas. As a security chief for democratic Turtalia, you receive word that a dangerous spy from totalitarian Dorado has escaped. At the same time, you receive a mysterious SOS from two of your agents in the guerrilla-controlled west. Which case will you pursue? Many of the endings are unusually ambiguous and do not completely resolve the situation.
Copyright 1987 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Review

You're reading a book; an action-packed adventure story. It's informative and draws you in, but most importantly, it has a protagonist you can relate to.

The main character is you.

The story is your choice.

You are reading a Choose Your Own Adventure book and love it - not just the book itself, but the style. You can't stop turning the pages and trying different endings and storylines and cannot wait to start another book. --Blast Magazine --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 112 pages
• Publisher: Skylark (September 1, 1986)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0553278908
• ISBN-13: 978-0553278903
• Average Customer Review: 2.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #9,860,094 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

R.A. Montgomery is an avid adventurer, first and foremost. Whether in the mountains, or on the sea, or in explorations of the mind, he has found adventure in every aspect of his life. Teaching school, working in the administration of a top university, hiking in the Himalayas, or working in the Peace Corps in Africa, Montgomery has taken making choices seriously. Montgomery says, "There is never a day in which you are not confronted with choice. Some seemingly small choices can determine the path of the rest of your life. CYOA gave me a vehicle for examining all the impacts of choice."

He was born in Greenwich, Connecticut in 1936. One of his first memories is sitting in his high chair and being frightened of Jell-O, which he thought was alive. He attended Hopkins Grammar School, the oldest private school in the country (founded in 1660), and Williston Academy. He got his college degree from Williams in 1958, and did graduate school at Yale and NYU.

Choose Your Own Adventure® books reflect his diverse interests and values. Montgomery states, "More than anything else, everyone should have the freedom to express themselves. Second to that, everyone should take risks and be willing to fail. Picking yourself up off the mat is the central business of life."

Today R.A. Montgomery lives in north central Vermont, where he is CEO of the small publishing house that has re-introduced the CYOA series. He travels frequently to Asia and Europe. Although his technical climbing days are kaput.

For games, activities and other fun stuff, or to contact R.A. Montgomery, visit us online at www.cyoa.com.

Customer Reviews

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This review is from: Beyond Escape! (Choose Your Own Adventure #15) (Paperback)

--Characters--
Compared to the predecessor "Escape," the characters are developed a little better. The exception is "Haven" - although he was well developed in "Escape," his character gets too huge of a change. His character does not go well with the main plot and believability of the book - the story would have been much better without him in it. In fact, his character should have been saved for another book.

--Artwork--
Horrible. It looks like the same artist for "Escape."

--Story--
The storyline involving saving Matt and Mimla is decent and is a slight improvement over "Escape." But Haven's storyline ruins the overall quality of this book. I don't recommend this book.