Nora Tucker, Elidee Jones, Lizzie Bruno, are the three teenagers that were part of the time capsule project, and the Breakout. The book, Breakout, is a book about how two dangerous inmates escaped from prison. While doing this, Nora, Elidee, and Lizzie are doing a time capsule project in school for extra credit. It includes text messages, letters, voice recordings, pages from Owen’s Plans and Evil Plots Notebook, and more. With this Breakout, everyone is fearful of everything. With all the things going on, segregation is still a problem in this time period. Elidee is an African-American that just moved into town because her brother was in the town’s prison due to peer pressure. Things get bad to worse when Lizzie’s grandma gets blamed for giving the inmates tools to escape. With everything going on, Nora, Lizzie, and Elidee start a new friendship. Will the inmates ever be caught again? Did Lizzie’s grandma actually give the inmates tools? Read this great book to find out!
If you like the book Breakout, you will definitely like the book The Truth as told by Mason Buttle written by Leslie Connor. It follows the story of Mason who has just experienced the loss of his best friend. When Mason’s friend, Benny, shows up dead at the Buttle Orchard, suspicions are raised to him. Will Mason get punished for something he didn’t do? These books connect because both books have characters that are raised to the suspicion of doing something illegal. Read The Truth as told by Mason Buttle to find out, and don’t forget to read Breakout written by Kate Messner!
