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.

Simple middle grade adventure with good tension.

A good book for kids to help them learn what to do in a fire situation. And against bad guys.

Alissa said: Nikki saved 2 people's lives and she learned she was being too hard on herself."

A suspenseful adventure story that I think would be perfect for early middle grade.

Ok not my favorite, but if you like cliffhangers Gary Paulsen is your author.

I didn’t realize that this was the third book when I started reading it, so there were probably details and references that I needed the first two books to understand. However, even without reading the first two books I still really enjoyed this book! With a strong female lead and adventure and danger packed throughout, I’m sure both female and male students could get interested in this book!

Escape from Fire Mountain takes place in the Wabash mountains. A very happy family owns the Tall Pine hunting lodge down by the mountains. The characters are a brave young girl named Nikki she is an eleven year old brave young girl. There is also her mom and dad too. But, then her parents go away for awhile to help one of there relatives. While Nikki was sitting at home alone watching T.V the day her parents left she heard the radio go off. So, she gets up and hear's this little boy on there yelling help, were at Devil's point help us.If you want to find out what happens, then go rent the book in your library or go and dig it out of your closet.

I like this book because there is a lot of action in it. This is a type of book that I couldnt put down that is how interesting it was. The ending made this book really special. This is my opinion but if you like action books with really good and happy endings then get this book by the best seller author Gary Paulsen.

3.5 stars. An above average middle grade adventure.

Listened to this audiobook with my 6 year old. I thought it was okay. Had to explain poachers and why it's bad to put rocks down the barrel of a gun. But nothing like a Gary Paulsen book to bring up all the survivalist topics. Also taught my kid stop, drop, and roll, which I guess they stopped teaching in school. Gasp!!!

I'm reading a book by Gary Paulsen, Escape From Fire Mountain. The is a girl that her parents leave for a trip and she stays home alone. She went to ride a horse when she heard someone in the mountains so she got off her horse to get down. There were two guys on 4 wheelers with guns and she watched them poch a sheep for the horns. They saw the horse and thought it was a wild one because they heard something move by them. Then they confronted her and she was very scared they told her to go back home and she watched them drive off. There was a fire down the river she took a cameo down there rescued two kids then they were stopped by the poachers the took them to a tent and were told to sleep for the night she went and popped the tires on one 4 wheeler and took the bolt for a gun and clogged the other one with rocks and sand. They rode on the other 4 wheelers and got help.

tI like the part that she saved the kids and also the part where she takes the bolt from the rifle and puts sand and rocks in the other one. The author did good on explaining all the parts clearly and not over writing them.

tI would recommend the book to people that like outdoors and it is a little easier to read as well so if you struggle a little bit it may be a good book for you. It could happen in real life but it would be unlikely the ending was good because the bout got a hole in it and the poucher were caught.

I hadn't heard of this series but due to the types of adventures that Gary Paulsen is usually known for writing about I was surprised to find a female protagonist. True the adventure in Escape From Fire Mountain is actually almost really tame compared to some of his other books written with guys in mind such as Hatchet but it is still a rather nice change.

The writing unlike some of his other novels, though, is made with a much younger audience in mind so it is more linear in the telling of its story. What would account as rabbit tracks and side stories in any bigger book just act as the next plot point to be reached while throwing in a bit more of perceived adventure to the reader such as: well we have a fire, maybe we should throw in some white water or how about another human peril to spice things up just a bit more.

What probably lowered the star rating for me on this book were mostly two things.... The first is the cover of the book shows an adventure book that offers to be exciting and daring all at once. Instead the actual cover is a combination of all the elements included in the story while they at no time occur as showed portrayed by the cover artwork. As an aside of that there is also no mention at all the name of the mountain(s) where this is occurring so creative licensing on that point as well.

Secondly the copy that I was presented with promised the reader that there is a forest fire survival guide included with it. Being a used book I am not sure on the whole packaging but I can mostly clearly confirm that guide isn't firmly attached to the back or front of the book thus if you are purchasing the book with that in mind you may want to try for a new edition in which nothing has been pulled out than lost and/or misplaced.

All in all it was a decent and fast read that younger readers may be interested in if you are trying to get them started on the adventure genre but not get them in too deep.