Real Kids, Real AdventuresTM #8:
Apartment Fire; Click to enlarge Apartment Fire
by Deborah Morris

Also Includes: Runaway Balloon and Trinity River Rescue

Real Kids, Real Adventures is now an Emmy-nominated weekly TV series on the Discovery Channel!


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Description: Real life dramas for kids, about kids! A twelve-year-old plunges through flames to rescue four young children from a neighbor's burning apartment... a young Colorado boy is swept away in a hot air balloon after the pilot is dumped out during a landing attempt... two teens dive into a rain-swollen river to rescue three tots trapped in a sinking station wagon.

"Rip-roaring adventures for kids."

--New York Metropolitan News
(more reviews)

Hardcover: Large Print Edition (January 2006)
Publisher: Thorndike Press
ISBN 10: 0786280336
ISBN 13: 9780786280339

Paperback: 104 pages 3rd edition (July 2000)
Publisher: Adventure Ink
ISBN: 1-928591-07-8
Dimensions: (in inches) 0.35 x 7.62 x 5.26
Reading Level: Ages 10 and up

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Three Stories in One Book...

Apartment Fire
Twelve-year-old Brandon Abston of Lawton, Oklahoma saw that a neighbor’s apartment was on fire. Hearing children’s screams inside, he plunged repeatedly through roiling flames to rescue four young children-- while a crowd of adults watched his efforts without helping!

See exciting video clip from Brandon's story (Episode #105) on the
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Runaway Balloon
Eleven-year-old Alex Nicholos of Colorado Springs, Colorado was trapped alone in a runaway hot air balloon after a high-wind landing caused the pilot to be dumped out. With less than two hours’ fuel left, the youngster had to be "talked" through complicated pilot’s lessons over the radio.

See exciting video clip from Alex's story (Episode #101) on the
Real Kids, Real Adventures TV series!

Trinity River Rescue
Seret Gomez, seventeen, and Daniel Whitehead, sixteen, of Fort Worth, Texas were leaving their school when they saw a woman chasing a stationwagon which was rolling down the steep parking lot. Seeing small children in the car, the teens joined the chase. The car shot across a busy highway, then plunged nose-first into the Trinity River. Seret, Daniel, and several passersby dove in after it and managed to rescue all three children just before the car sank.

Sneak Peek...

SURROUNDED BY FLAMES

They'd only taken a few steps toward the apartment building when Brandon suddenly yelled, "Hey! Look at that!"
Robert followed his gaze. The windows of a ground floor apartment directly ahead were filled with huge orange flames! As they stared, black smoke poured from the windows and out from under the front door.
Brandon acted quickly. "FIRE!" he yelled. "Fire! Fire! Call 9-1-1!" Heart pounding, he raced forward and put his fists up to pound on the door. That was when he heard the muffled screams.
"Help! Help!" It was a child's faint cry, almost a sob. He looked around wildly, but there was no one else to help. He turned to Robert.
"I'm going inside. You stay here and show the firemen where to go when they show up."
"You can't go in there!" Robert cried. "You'll fry!"
"A little kid's in there!" Shaking his friend off, Brandon turned the doorknob and darted inside.

Book Reviews

"Rip-roaring adventures for kids....What sets these books apart is their emphasis on humility and true courage (as opposed to foolishness or bravado). A series with such a combination of high entertainment value and action packed adventure is a rare find." (New York Metropolitan News)

"The stories make you want to keep reading. The book precedes each story with facts about the child, and the character becomes real.... The stories presented a hero that the kids could identify with." (Iowa Daily Democrat)

"Filled with suspense and excitement. These are wholesome, true to life stories where ordinary boys and girls become heroes. Young readers will be....captivated by these inspiring, incredible stories." (Christian Library Journal)

"Kids love a hero--Hercules, Superman, and of course the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers. Fantasty characters all. But now, thanks to Deborah Morris, kids can sink their teeth and imaginations into a collection of tales about real-life heroes. And all of them are under voting age." (Pam Harbaugh, Florida Today)

"These are stories that show kids facing extraordinary situations with courage and grit. I think Real Kids Real Adventures is a good influence for children and makes for exciting reading." (C.T., Christian Book Review)

"Deborah Morris spolights the very best in children." (Garland News

"An exciting set of survival stories." (Church Media Library Magazine)

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Publishing Information

REAL KIDS REAL ADVENTURES #8: APARTMENT FIRE
© 1995 by Deborah Morris

Cover design by Doug Downey
Text design by Sheryl Mehary

Publishing History:
Broadman & Holman edition published in 1995 as
Real Kids Real Adventures #3: Runaway Balloon (0-8054-4053-4)
Berkley edition published in 1998 as
Real Kids Real Adventures #8: A Runaway Hot Air Balloon (0-425-16236-2)
Adventure Ink edition published in 2000 as
Real Kids Real Adventures #8: Apartment Fire (1-928591-07-8)

Dewey Decimal Classification: JSC
Subject Heading: Adventure and Adventures\
Lifesaving--Stories, Plots, etc.
Library of Congress Card Catalog Number: 94-11741

Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Morris, Deborah, 1956-

Real kids real adventures / Deborah Morris. -- Adventure Ink ed.

Originally published: New York, New York: Berkley Publishers, © 1997.

ISBN 1-928591-05-1 (tradepaper : alk. paper : v.1).
ISBN 1-928591-13-2 (tradepaper : alk. paper : v.2).
ISBN 1-928591-04-3 (tradepaper : alk. paper : v.3).
ISBN 1-928591-09-4 (tradepaper : alk. paper : v.4).
ISBN 0-425-16117-X (pbk.: v.5).
ISBN 0-425-1615404 (pbk.: v.6).
ISBN 0-425-16190-0 (pbk.: v.7).
ISBN 1-928591-07-8 (tradepaper : alk. paper : v.8).
ISBN 0-425-16429-2 (pbk.: v.9).
ISBN 0-425-16578-7 (pbk.: v.10).
ISBN 1-928591-06-X (tradepaper : alk. paper : v.11)

Contents: 1. Shark Attack; Ski Slope Rescue; Drive for Dad's Life-- 2. Whirlpool; Kidnapped; Over the Edge-- 3. Bear Attack; Tornado; Blanco River Rescue-- 4. Runaway Bus; Poison Gas; Abandon Ship-- 5. Lightning Strike; Earthquake; Rope Swing Accident-- 6. Firestorm; Plane Crash; Trapped Underground-- 7. Plane Crash; Horse-Riding Accident; Blizzard-- 8. Apartment Fire; Runaway Balloon; Trinity River Rescue-- 9. Explosion; Lost Hiker; Crushed by a Car-- 10. Glacier; Wolf Attack; Rescue on the Internet-- 11. Mountain Lion; Lifesaver; Race for Rescue.

1. Christian biography--United States--Juvenile literature 2. Children--United States--Biography--Juvenile literature [1. Survival. 2. Adventure and adventurers. 3. Christian biography.] I. Title.

BR1714.M67       1997
277.3'082'0922--dc21 [B]       97-5391 CIP

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