In "The Grand Escape: The Greatest Prison Breakout of the 20th Century," Neal Bascomb recounts the thrilling true story of the infamous escape from Stalag Luft III during World War II. This meticulously crafted narrative follows a group of Allied prisoners of war who plan a daring breakout from a heavily guarded German camp. Using clever tactics and sheer determination, they create an intricate system of tunnels to aid their escape. Bascomb's storytelling captures the suspense and ingenuity of the prisoners, highlighting themes of courage, camaraderie, and the unyielding human spirit in the face of adversity. [Generated by language model - please report any problems].

This book is aimed at children at US 7th grade+.

This book has been graded for interest at 13-17 years.

There are 288 pages in this book.

It is aimed at Young Adult readers. The term Young Adult (YA) is used for books which have the following characteristics: (1) aimed at ages 12-18 years, US grades 7-12, UK school years 8-15, (2) around 50-75k words long, (3) main character is aged 12-18 years, (4) topics include self-reflection, internal conflict vs external, analyzing life and its meaning, (5) point of view is often in the first person, and (6) swearing, violence, romance and sexuality are allowed.

This book was published in 2020 by Scholastic US .

Neal Bascomb is the author of The Nazi Hunters , winner of the YALSA Excellence in Nonfiction Award in 2014, among numerous other awards. His second young adult book, Sabotage , was called "excellent" in a starred review from School Library Journal . He is also the author of six nonfiction books for adults on subjects ranging from a 1905 Russian submarine mutiny to a contemporary high school robotics team. The Perfect Mile , Winter Fortress , and Hunting Eichmann went on to be New York Times and international bestsellers. Neal lives in Seattle with his family and rascal dog Moses. Please visit his website at www. nealbascomb. com and follow him on Facebook at @nealrbascomb.