![]() If you would like to buy this book on Amazon, click here. Pros: The different types of writing will keep readers moving quickly through the 400+ pages all the girls’ stories, but especially Elidee’s, highlight subtle racism and white privilege and how it affects people of both races.Ĭons: The message sometimes overwhelms the story, and Elidee at times comes across as a bit too good and too “woke” to ring true for a 13-year-old. ![]() By the time the two inmates are caught, Nora realizes that life will never be simple for her again…but that it has gotten a whole lot more interesting. Elidee, an African American girl whose brother is in the prison, has experiences at school and in town that highlight some differences between being a black and a white resident of Wolf Creek. Nora Tucker and Lizzie Bruno immediately introduce Wolf Creek as a happy, friendly, and welcoming little town, but so many rules are put into place when two inmates break out of Wolf Creek. ![]() This quote stood out to me as I read Breakout by Kate Messner. ![]() As events unfold, Nora begins to see that her town is not as idyllic as she first thought. 2/5: Breakout by Kate Messner You know what I’m tired of Living with all of these rules. The story is told in texts, letters, news articles, and other materials mostly created by Nora, her best friend Lizzie, and new girl Elidee. ![]() But when two inmates escape from the prison housed in Wolf Creek, everything changes. Summary: When the seventh graders at Wolf Creek Middle School are given the assignment to submit their writing to be put in the town’s time capsule, Nora expects to write about field day and the Fourth of July cookout. ![]()
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