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World of Adventure #3
Escape from Fire Mountain
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Thirteen-year-old Nikki Roberts tries to help two children trapped by a forest fire but finds her efforts blocked by poachers who want her to become one of the fire's victims. But after a shocking turn of events, the fire becomes the least of Nikki's problems. Will Nikki's horse, Goblin, and her years of hunting guide experience save her, or will Fire Mountain reign supreme?
67 pages, Paperback
First published January 1,1995
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67 pages, Paperback
- Published
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January 1, 1995 by Yearling
- ISBN
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9780440410256
- ASIN
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0440410258
- Language
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English
About the author
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Gary James Paulsen was an American writer of children's and young adult fiction, best known for coming-of-age stories about the wilderness. He was the author of more than 200 books and wrote more than 200 magazine articles and short stories, and several plays, all primarily for teenagers. He won the Margaret Edwards Award from the American Library Association in 1997 for his lifetime contribution in writing for teens.
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I love this book and the whole plot behind it. I also love how the children in this story express there feelings over the story of how they got lost in the woods. 5 stars! One of my favorite books EVER!
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The Book Escape From Fire Mountain is filled with suspense, mischief, and action. My favorite part of the book was when Nikki and to children she had rescued from the fire, stole a four-wheeler from poachers hunting in the mountains.
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The book is about a girl who goes to save some kides frome a danjerous fire and i loved this book
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A great adventure story. I loved the spunkiness of the heroine.
Poachers and wildfire
Are never good things to mix
With children. Never!
Poachers and wildfire
Are never good things to mix
With children. Never!
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Good little book.
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I gave this book 3 stars because I didn't really like this book. If you like stuff about saving people or kinda gothic fiction books you might like this. You should try and read this anyways because just because I didn't like it doesnt mean you won't. S just give it a try and tell me what you think
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Enlivened by the author's own wilderness experience over many decades, Escape from Fire Mountain is a high-stakes look at a young girl thrust into crisis out in the deep woods. Thirteen-year-old Nikki Roberts has grown up in the Wabash Mountains; her father runs the Tall Pines Hunting Lodge, but no hunting is allowed in summer, so Nikki's mother and father are planning a short visit to the city. Nikki will stay by herself at the lodge for the first time. She's excited for the opportunity...until she happens upon a pair of poachers while riding her horse, Goblin. How far will the poachers go to silence her? Nikki manages to escape back to the lodge, but the danger isn't over.
With a lightning storm moving into the area, Nikki checks her father's CB radio and catches part of a distress call from a young boy. Something about a fire, and an injury to his sister. Nikki must head out on her own to find the two kids, but a canoe trip down the rapids could be lethal. She will have to travel mostly on foot. The rain has stopped, but if a lightning strike started a fire, Nikki may find herself trapped by roaring walls of flame at any moment. It's a huge relief when she locates eight-year-old James and his four-year-old sister Molly, hiding from the flames on a mountain ledge, but can she get them to safety and radio for help before tragedy happens?
Just as perilous as fire is the presence of the poachers, who discover Nikki and the kids and set off in murderous pursuit. Nikki might be able to outdistance them on her own through the mountainous terrain, but James and Molly slow her down. She'll need to use her wits to keep the men at bay until help arrives, which is not easy with forest fires raging. If Nikki, James, and Molly survive, Nikki will have proven she's ready for adult responsibility in the wilderness...and discovered she has more courage than she imagined.
Escape from Fire Mountain is easily best of the first three books in Gary Paulsen's World of Adventure series. Even as a kid, you may someday be in a situation where you have to save your own life or the lives of others, a crisis requiring swift, brave, competent action. Your whole life you counted on your parents to bail you out of trouble, but at some point you have to learn to save yourself. This is true in the book not just for Nikki, but James, who contributes more than a bit to their escape from the fire and poachers. I would consider rating Escape from Fire Mountain two and a half stars; it's too short for optimal immersion, but is a good way to introduce Gary Paulsen to younger kids, and Steve Chorney's glowing, action-packed cover art is a great way to draw them in. A book like this could be a childhood favorite.
With a lightning storm moving into the area, Nikki checks her father's CB radio and catches part of a distress call from a young boy. Something about a fire, and an injury to his sister. Nikki must head out on her own to find the two kids, but a canoe trip down the rapids could be lethal. She will have to travel mostly on foot. The rain has stopped, but if a lightning strike started a fire, Nikki may find herself trapped by roaring walls of flame at any moment. It's a huge relief when she locates eight-year-old James and his four-year-old sister Molly, hiding from the flames on a mountain ledge, but can she get them to safety and radio for help before tragedy happens?
Just as perilous as fire is the presence of the poachers, who discover Nikki and the kids and set off in murderous pursuit. Nikki might be able to outdistance them on her own through the mountainous terrain, but James and Molly slow her down. She'll need to use her wits to keep the men at bay until help arrives, which is not easy with forest fires raging. If Nikki, James, and Molly survive, Nikki will have proven she's ready for adult responsibility in the wilderness...and discovered she has more courage than she imagined.
Escape from Fire Mountain is easily best of the first three books in Gary Paulsen's World of Adventure series. Even as a kid, you may someday be in a situation where you have to save your own life or the lives of others, a crisis requiring swift, brave, competent action. Your whole life you counted on your parents to bail you out of trouble, but at some point you have to learn to save yourself. This is true in the book not just for Nikki, but James, who contributes more than a bit to their escape from the fire and poachers. I would consider rating Escape from Fire Mountain two and a half stars; it's too short for optimal immersion, but is a good way to introduce Gary Paulsen to younger kids, and Steve Chorney's glowing, action-packed cover art is a great way to draw them in. A book like this could be a childhood favorite.
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