Prisoner in Alcatraz - Theresa Breslin Reviews
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Newest Review: ... Breslin creates the character of Marty King, who his (of course) innocent in the first place, but who is picked on ... more
... immediately on entry as being one of the men to join the escape plan.
It goes through Marty's emotions and thoughts as the plan formulates, and really this character inclusion and development is more to get some sort of a story out of it. Were it just based on the escape attempt, it would have been much shorter than the few it does have. Prisoner in Alcatraz has 84 pages,and the writing itself is very easy to take in. The sentences are short and to the point, doing away with long and descriptive passages and going straight f...more
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Customer Prisoner in Alcatraz - Theresa Breslin Reviews (1)
by - written on 03/02/10 (Very useful, 112 readings)
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Barrington Stoke's collection of short stories are written using their own font and paper in order to encourage those with dyslexia to read. The writing is slightly better spaced out and less 'busy' than other books tend to be. Their books also tend to have some basis around a factual event, with fictional elements put in to make it a more enticing read. Prisoner in Alcatraz is one such book. It takes the true story of an attempted escape from the island prison many years ago, where some of the inmates managed to cause chaos and confusion and almost got away. Author Theresa Breslin creates the character of Marty King, who his (of course) innocent in the first ... Read the complete review
