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Making My Escape

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The action never stops as Daniel Finn "travels" between two worlds - the real one where life should be perfect, and almost is, except for an alcoholic and abusive father - and the fantasy one where similar conflicts and challenges involve robots and other Star Wars-like characters. Good versus evil is an old theme, and David Finkle handles it masterfully in this hopeful tale of a young teen in a dysfunctional family. Kids of all ages will love it, and adults will "remember when."

In this book, there are two worlds.One that Daniel lives in, and one that Daniel wishes he lives in. Zack is the parelell of Daniel, Omega the parelell of Meg, Nerthron the parelell of Daniel's father, and so on. Daniel escapes into his dream world, inspired by real events that happen to him. As a student in David Lee Finkle's class, he often tells us the parelells between the two worlds. When I looked over the book, I realized just how much work it must take to make everything parelell. Finkle's book will get you re-thiking about how lucky you really are if your parents have a good relationship and don't drink. The picture on the cover also shows parelells, the most important ones at least. There is a gray garage with a gray planet hanging over it. That is a parelell. The white garage and the white planet over it is also a parelell. And then there is the blue truck with the big spaceship(MayflowerII) over the blue truck. Yet another parelell. Although the book has a lot of action, drama and sci-fi, the book lacks the romance it needs to be a great one. I hope you enjoyed the book as much as I did, considering that you don't have to do an entire lesson for each chapter of the book. I sincerely salute David Lee Finkle on his book. And with that, I'm off. Be sure to read it!

Making my escape is a great book as one of david students in florida middle school i got a chance to read it in his class and give my opinion on it. I thought it was a great book and i really enjoyed it and plan on buying copies of it for me and a few of my friends because i loved it and i think mr. finkle is a great teacher.

As one of David Finkle's students, I would like to say he is an amazing author. This story is a parellel world. Daniel Finn is constanly daydreaming up stories, when he decides that he should make a movie out of his daydreams. Throughout the book Daniel deals with issues that are alike his character in the movie he is making and his alter ego Zack. Daniel wants to be everything Zack is. Braver and more confident. The story is great and very exciting. If you love space then you should tottaly read this book. Overall, this book is wonderful.

As a student in David Lee Finkle's language arts class, he assigned this book for the class to read. Although we are still reading it, I have long since finished the book. I could barely keep my nose out of it, and always found myself wondering what will happen next. I feel honored to be a student in Mr. Finkle's class. This story has drama, action, and even a little romance. Become part of Daniel's daydream, and find that even harmless things like daydreaming can have serious side effects.

So many book written for teens (particularly middle schoolers) miss the mark. Mr. Finkle's book hits home because he hasn't forgotten what it was like to be in the 8th grade. This book realistically covers the issues that most teens face: trying to live in a dysfunctional family, abuse, the blurred lines between reality and fantasy. This should be required reading for parents, so they can remember what their children are going through.

This is a thoughtful and thought provoking book that could offer middle schoolers a look at how one kid made it through the trials and tribulations of a difficult time in life while being part of an alcoholic home. It is entertaining, informative, and interesting for all ages, and could definitely be used to good effect in the classroom.

So many people say they wish they could forget their early teen years. This author remembers them clearly-the best and the worst of them-and skillfully blends the real life and vivid fantasies of his young hero.
This book does not idealize childhood-it recreates it. It's easy to forget that we are not listening to a teenage boy, living in his imagination, rather than he in ours.
(As a bonus, we're also treated to several of the author's clever cartoons.)