Race for the Escape

By Christopher Edge

Five kids face a deadly escape room. Solve the riddle or perish.

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176 pages

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Bookroo's summary

Ami Oswald's birthday adventure turns perilous in an escape room where failure means death. With four friends, she must solve a cryptic riddle to save the world. Facing ancient warriors, a sinister library, and prehistoric beasts, the stakes are high. Can they find the Answer before time runs out?

From the publisher

Five kids. One ultimate escape room. Can they solve it–or will they die trying? From the award-winning author of The Many World of Albie Bright comes a brand-new adventure that will having you racing to finish. When Ami Oswald arrives at The Escape–a new, supposedly impossible-to-beat escape room–all she wants it an evening of adventure for her birthday. She deserves it, after all her hard work. But as soon as the game starts, Ami and her four teammates realize they may have gotten more than they bargained for. Now, the only way Ami and her friends can get out is by solving the mysterious riddle the Escape’s Host has given them: Find the Answer, save the world. But the Answer could be anywhere, and in this game, a single mistake could be deadly. Because, as Ami quickly finds out, the danger in these rooms is very, very real. Join Ami and the rest of the Five Mind as they face ancient Mayan warriors, a sinister library, and even prehistoric beasts in their quest to find the Answer and save the world, before it’s too late. Can you escape the Escape? The world is betting on your success…

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