Breakout

Name: Breakout
Brand: Recorded Books
Availability: InStock
Author: Paul Fleischman
ISBN: 9781440772962

Author: Paul Fleischman

Narrator: Susan Spain, Richard Harries

Unabridged: 3 hr 23 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Recorded Books

Published: 09/11/2009

Categories: Children's Fiction

Synopsis

17-year-old Del is in a hurry to leave Los Angeles. But on the day of her escape, she's stopped short-by a day-long traffic jam. Eight years later, it's opening night of her one woman show about a day spent in gridlock. Could the show reveal that a day wasted in traffic is anything but? Breakout is the latest innovative work of Paul Fleischman. His other celebrated books include Joyful Noise: Poems for Two Voices, which is a Newbery Medal Winner and winner of the Boston Globe-Horn Book Award for Fiction/Poetry.

About Paul Fleischman

Paul Fleischman's novels, poetry, picture books, and nonfiction are known for innovation and multiple viewpoints. He received the Newbery Medal for Joyful Noise: Poems for Two Voices and a Newbery Honor for Graven Images, and he was a National Book Award finalist for Breakout. His books bridging the page and stage include Bull Run, Seek, and Mind's Eye. For the body of his work, he's been the United States nominee for the international Hans Christian Andersen Award. He lives in California. www.paulfleischman.net.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Doc on October 29, 2018

Personal Review I really liked this book. I like the transition of her points of view and the descriptiveness. One of the things that stands out to me is how abstract this topic is. Most people wouldn't pick up a book and suddenly say, "Wow I really want to read about a traffic jam today" but this bo......more

Goodreads review by Adriana on April 03, 2019

Breakout by Paul Fleischman had a very engaging type of writing style. He changes the main character Elena from her 17 year old self, adding eight years and switches off the ages off each chapter. Paul chooses a character who comes from foster care and a rough background who decides to change her li......more

Goodreads review by Will on December 09, 2017

In this short novel, Paul Fleischman creates an amazing number of vivid characters, seemingly pulling them out of thin air for the reader to observe for only a few pages before these insurance salesmen, aspiring musicians, and hot dog merchants are discarded entirely. A short and quick read, but one......more

Goodreads review by Logan on October 01, 2018

This book is decent to me because it goes through Del's life the day of the traffic jam that she was in. It shows how she changed and got to know the people around her and saw their lives and became friends. Del was ready to leave her family, change her name and move on with her life and that's kind......more

Goodreads review by Dixie on November 20, 2021

2.5 stars......more