The First Escape by G.P. Taylor

About The Book:

At Isambard Dunstan’s School for Wayward Children, life is trouble for 14-year-old identical twins Sadie and Saskia Dopple and their friend, former thief Erik Morrisey Ganger. But what starts out as a perfectly normal day of food fights, rioting classmates, fires, and (yawn) threats of expulsion goes suddenly and horribly wrong when a mysterious, wealthy woman appears at the school and 

                                       adopts Saskia . . . without her sister.

My Thoughts:

This is the first book that I have ever reviewed and I could not have chosen a better book to start with. Sadie and Saskia Dopple were perfect for the main characters. They were always doing something action filled or getting into trouble. Erik Morrisey was the icing on top of the cake. The plot was very exciting and it was a fun-filled read. This was an action-packed novel that took me by surprise. However, I think that it was difficult to switch from reading a book to reading a comic book. If it were just pictures and then the text in book form, it wouldn't have been as tough to read. This book is more fit for children than for young adults. Children would love the action and the comics. I have never read anything other than this book from G.P. Taylor, but this book made a great first impression. I highly recommend this book for children ages 9-13.