Chasing the Falconers (On the Run, Book 1)
by Gordon Korman
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Author: Gordon KormanEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2005-04-01
ISBN: 0439651360
Number of pages: 160
Publisher: Scholastic
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- ISBN13: 9780439651363
- Condition: New
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Book Reviews of Chasing the Falconers (On the Run, Book 1)
Book Review: LOVE this series
Summary: 5 Stars
Fifteen year old, Aiden Falconer, and his eleven year old sister, Meg, are sent to a juvenile delinquent farm after their parents are arrested and convicted of espionage. After an accident that sends the farm up in flames, Aiden and Meg find themselves free at last to find the one person who can clear their parents' names. But if neither the Feds nor the team of investigators their parents' hired were able to find him, how does a pair of kids think they can?
Agent Emmanuel Harris is the one who broke the case against the Falconers. He should be satisfied with the fame he received from the highly publicized case. But something just never sat well with him and he can't seem to get the two criminals or their kids off of his mind. When he finds out that the Falconer children have not been found after the fire, he feels responsible for their safety. He makes it his personal mission to find them. But he isn't the only one looking for the two. Can Agent Harris find them before someone else stops them forever?
This book begins an exciting chase across country as two kids jump onto moving trains, break into empty houses, learn to drive, stowaway on a cargo boat, get separated in a stormy sea, get shot at, make new friends, solve crimes, and learn more about their own strength and character than they ever thought possible. All the while, the danger to their lives escalade as they come closer and closer to finding the truth that will set their parents free.
As the story progresses through the six books, the reader is left rooting for the kids and wondering how it could possible end well for them. As an adult reading the story, I felt the frustration that Agent Harris seethed with each time he realized he'd been within minutes of catching the two juveniles, only to lose them once again in the chaos. I also felt the thrill and excitement as Aiden and Meg escape time and time again as they gets closer to finding out the truth and solving the case.
The On The Run series was a roller coaster ride of highs and lows. I laughed. I cried. I also waited on pins and needles after reading the 3rd book and then had to wait for the bookstore to order the 4th, 5th, and 6th one in. This was an awesome series and I'm thrilled to see that Mr. Korman has another series featuring the Falconer siblings, entitled Kidnapped, where Meg gets kidnapped and Aiden has to team up with Agent Harris to find his sister. You better believe I'm waiting not so patiently for the bookstore to get this series in for me. I hope you enjoy them as much as I did.
Summary of Chasing the Falconers (On the Run, Book 1)
Two kids break out of a juvenile detention center and become fugitives in order to clear their convicted parents' names in this heartstopping series from kid-read master Gordon Korman.
Aidan and Meg Falconer are their parents' only hope. The Falconers are facing life in prison -- unless Aidan and Meg can follow a trail of clues to prove their innocence. The problem? Right now they're trapped in a juvenile detention center. Until they escape one night -- and find themselves on the run, both from the authorities and from a sinister attacker t who has his own reason to stop them. The Falconers must use their wits to make it across the country ... with plenty of tests along the way.
Gordon Korman takes readers into FUGITIVE territory -- with thrilling results.
Aidan and Meg Falconer are their parents' only hope. The Falconers are facing life in prison -- unless Aidan and Meg can follow a trail of clues to prove their innocence. The problem? Right now they're trapped in a juvenile detention center. Until they escape one night -- and find themselves on the run, both from the authorities and from a sinister attacker t who has his own reason to stop them. The Falconers must use their wits to make it across the country ... with plenty of tests along the way.
Gordon Korman takes readers into FUGITIVE territory -- with thrilling results.
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