Great Escapes

<p><b>A thrilling collection of true stories, from an award-winning author and journalist, learn about wartime heroes smuggled across occupied Europe to ordinary people who got caught in the wrong place at the wrong time . . . Will thrill and enthrall! </b><br><br>From the author of Survivors, the winner of the Best Book With Facts Blue Peter Book Award 2017.<br><br><i>From slaves fleeing captivity to wartime heroes and heroines being smuggled across occupied </i><i>Europe, from dangerous criminals tricking their way out of jail to ordinary people </i><i>who got caught in the wrong place at the wrong time . . .</i><br><br>Over thirty tales of adventure, inspiration and derring do. As well as famous stories like the Great Escape and Harriet Tubman's epic 500-mile trek to freedom, this fascinating book includes lesser-known escapes like Yoshie Shiratori, a Japanese fisherman who escaped jail four times, Nadia Murad, who was inspired by her escape to win the Nobel Peace Prize and Henry 'Box' Brown, a slave who posted himself to freedom in a wooden crate.<br><br>Stunningly illustrated in full-colour by comic-book artist, Jamie Coe.</p>