(4) YA Escape: Survive series. Teens face natural disasters and evildoers in standalone survival stories. Gloria braves the harsh Arizona desert after an airplane crash (Crash); two frenemies lost at sea overcome the elements and modern-day pirates (Skies); an American church youth group escapes a volcanic eruption and flees Congolese rebels (Wind). The hi-lo narratives are accessible, but the melodramas become tiresome. There are three other fall 2017 books in this series. Review covers these titles: The Evil Wind, Crash, and Red Skies.

Reviewer: Luther B. Clegg

(3) YA Prisoners of War series. Night, Inferno, East, and Nowhere provide backstories on how four protagonists ended up in (fictional) Nazi concentration camp KL Himmelweg in Poland; books one (Wire) and six (Heaven) explain how they plan and execute an escape. The continuous narrative is gripping and doesn't hold back from grisly details. The middle books' rich character development helps give the overall story its impact. Review covers the following Prisoners of War titles: The Path to Heaven, Rumors from the East, Screams in the Night, The Simmering Inferno, Through the Wire, and Train to Nowhere.

Reviewer: Antonio Trujillo

(3) YA Prisoners of War series. Night, Inferno, East, and Nowhere provide backstories on how four protagonists ended up in (fictional) Nazi concentration camp KL Himmelweg in Poland; books one (Wire) and six (Heaven) explain how they plan and execute an escape. The continuous narrative is gripping and doesn't hold back from grisly details. The middle books' rich character development helps give the overall story its impact. Review covers the following Prisoners of War titles: The Path to Heaven, Rumors from the East, Screams in the Night, The Simmering Inferno, Through the Wire, and Train to Nowhere.

Reviewer: Antonio Trujillo

(3) YA Prisoners of War series. Night, Inferno, East, and Nowhere provide backstories on how four protagonists ended up in (fictional) Nazi concentration camp KL Himmelweg in Poland; books one (Wire) and six (Heaven) explain how they plan and execute an escape. The continuous narrative is gripping and doesn't hold back from grisly details. The middle books' rich character development helps give the overall story its impact. Review covers the following Prisoners of War titles: The Path to Heaven, Rumors from the East, Screams in the Night, The Simmering Inferno, Through the Wire, and Train to Nowhere.

Reviewer: Antonio Trujillo

(3) YA Prisoners of War series. Night, Inferno, East, and Nowhere provide backstories on how four protagonists ended up in (fictional) Nazi concentration camp KL Himmelweg in Poland; books one (Wire) and six (Heaven) explain how they plan and execute an escape. The continuous narrative is gripping and doesn't hold back from grisly details. The middle books' rich character development helps give the overall story its impact. Review covers the following Prisoners of War titles: The Path to Heaven, Rumors from the East, Screams in the Night, The Simmering Inferno, Through the Wire, and Train to Nowhere.

Reviewer: Antonio Trujillo

(3) YA Prisoners of War series. Night, Inferno, East, and Nowhere provide backstories on how four protagonists ended up in (fictional) Nazi concentration camp KL Himmelweg in Poland; books one (Wire) and six (Heaven) explain how they plan and execute an escape. The continuous narrative is gripping and doesn't hold back from grisly details. The middle books' rich character development helps give the overall story its impact. Review covers the following Prisoners of War titles: The Path to Heaven, Rumors from the East, Screams in the Night, The Simmering Inferno, Through the Wire, and Train to Nowhere.

Reviewer: Antonio Trujillo

(3) YA Prisoners of War series. Night, Inferno, East, and Nowhere provide backstories on how four protagonists ended up in (fictional) Nazi concentration camp KL Himmelweg in Poland; books one (Wire) and six (Heaven) explain how they plan and execute an escape. The continuous narrative is gripping and doesn't hold back from grisly details. The middle books' rich character development helps give the overall story its impact. Review covers the following Prisoners of War titles: The Path to Heaven, Rumors from the East, Screams in the Night, The Simmering Inferno, Through the Wire, and Train to Nowhere.

Reviewer: Antonio Trujillo