The series begins with Chasing the Falconers. Aiden and Meg Falconer have been placed in a youth correctional facility because their parents were convicted of being spies and sent to prison for life. Aiden and Meg believe their parents have been wrongly convicted, but now that the FBI has sentenced their parents, they won't look at any other evidence.
Aiden and Meg escape from the detention center to try to find a man who they believe can prove their parents' innocence, but in escaping, they find that they are in more danger than ever.
The series takes the pair across the country as they rely on their wits to stay alive and try to find the proof they need to reunite their family.
Students in my classroom enjoyed this series - even those students who hated to read. The fast pace Bourne Identity like difficulties the kids face keep the reader turning pages.
Aiden and Meg are likeable. They make mistakes but keep trying to learn from their actions. Aiden at times doubts his parents innocence, but Meg believes her parents are blameless. They grow throughout the series, but underneath all the trauma, they are good kids who have to make hard decisions in order to stay free and alive. They have to rely on each other and know that they can't make it alone.
Korman knows how to write for teens. It is exciting to see a kid who didn't enjoy reading, read an entire series because "these are good."
Read to a child today even if that child is you.
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