Mystery of the Maya/House of Danger/Race Forever/Escape (Choose Your Own Adventure 5-8) [Box set] [Paperback]

R. A. Montgomery (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 576 pages
• Publisher: Chooseco (November 1, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1933390956
• ISBN-13: 978-1933390956
• Product Dimensions: 6.9 x 4.4 x 1.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #67,201 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

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Watch out warning for certain parents, February 4, 2011

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WhiteSquirrel (Bay Area, CA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Mystery of the Maya/House of Danger/Race Forever/Escape (Choose Your Own Adventure 5-8) (Paperback)

There are 4 books in this set, 2-3 of them are highly very much not for certain children, they are full of ghosts, demons, human sacrifices and things of the like.
These were not for our family and I know of many other who would want to avoid them, hence the warning.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Another great set!, September 29, 2007

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a reader (USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Mystery of the Maya/House of Danger/Race Forever/Escape (Choose Your Own Adventure 5-8) (Paperback)

If you have bought box set one, its time for this box set. If this is your
first box set, that's fine, because , despite the numbers, there is no
order. Books 5-8 are another trip into the choose your own adventure world
full of danger & excitement, victory & defeat, and most of all choices.
Kids will devour these books. Its not the Art, which is excellent. Its not
the Writing, which is Fun and interesting. It's the choices. Kids eat up
the ability to pick their own path, and love the ability to go back and do
it again. A warning though, But this box set and you might need to buy the
Third!

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Service, April 14, 2008

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Matthew Gable "horrorlover" - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Mystery of the Maya/House of Danger/Race Forever/Escape (Choose Your Own Adventure 5-8) (Paperback)

The books were delivered to me within the alloted time frame and were in perfect condition. CYOA is fun for everyone! I bought these for my son who despises reading and has been reading them since and I have also found that I have been stuck inside them as well!