Real Kids, Real AdventuresTM #9: Explosion by Deborah Morris Also Includes: Lost Hiker and Crushed by a Car Real Kids, Real Adventures is now an Emmy-nominated weekly TV series on the Discovery Channel! Description: Real life dramas for kids, about kids! A boy is helping his grandpa in the garage when an explosion causes the house to collapse... a fourteen-year-old girl on a hiking trip becomes separated from her family in a remote area... when a car falls off a lift and onto a man's chest, five neighbor kids offer his only chance for survival. "Wholesome and exciting....a series that will make both kids and parents happy!" --ABC Radio (more reviews) Paperback: 100 pages Publisher: Berkley Publishing (1998) ISBN: 0-425-16429-2 Dimensions: (in inches) 0.35 x 7.62 x 5.26 Reading Level: Ages 10 and up List Price: $4.99 ($6.99 Can) Related Products: School Author Visits This Volume is an Accelerated Reader Choice (AR Quiz #25750/4.5 Level/3.0 Pts./MG). Also featured on "Facts & Fun-to-Read" Disk J-003. Information for Retailers, Bookstores, Teachers, and Librarians: Book Reviews Publishing Information Library of Congress Information Downloadable file for retailers		How to Order One Stop Mail Order Form Toll-Free 800-247-6553 Online Buy this Book with PayPal: Schools & Libraries Buy this Book with PayPal: From Perfection Learning In Your Classroom Invite author Deborah Morris to your school for some real adventure! Download a brochure about her School Author Visits. View her calendar to see when she'll be in your area. Kids, write a letter to your teacher about why you want author Deborah Morris to visit your school.
	Three Stories in One Book... Explosion Twelve year old Christopher Wice of Barrie, Ontario was in the garage with his grandpa when the house next door exploded--causing his grandparents’ house to collapse on top of them! As fire raced through the rubble, Christopher raced to rescue his grandmother who was trapped inside. See exciting video clip from Christopher's story (Episode #310) on the Real Kids, Real Adventures TV series! Lost Hiker Fourteen-year-old Ashleigh Wiggins of Fresno, California wasn’t in the mood for the family camping trip to Yosemite--but she never expected to end up lost in the mountains by herself. With only her Girl Scout training to help, she had to stay alive until she could reach rescuers. Episode #112 on the Real Kids, Real Adventures TV series! Crushed by a Car Gordon, Omar, Shuggie, Tamika and Raymond, ages eight through thirteen, were playing outside with Raymond’s new Christmas basketball when they heard cries for help--coming from the elderly neighbor who always yelled at them for trampling her flowers. When they realized that the woman’s son was trapped under a car which had fallen off its jack, the five kids worked together to physically lift the 2500-pound car off the man’s chest. Episode #203 on the Real Kids, Real Adventures TV series! Sneak Peek... A THUNDEROUS NOISE "So we're dumping all the dirt into the garbage bin?" Christopher stood in the garage, cradling a lumpy bag of garden soil in his arms. He had changed into a green golf shirt that his mother liked. He planned to ruin it before the day was out. His grandfather nodded. "It'll be easier than carrying the bags out one by one." "I'm all for easier," Christopher said. He ripped open his bag and began to shake the dirt into the bin. His grandfather patted his shoulder, then bent to pick up another bag. "Papa, let me do that. You know you shouldn't be lifting something that heav--" KA-BOOOM! An earsplitting noise drowned out Christopher's words, even his thoughts. To his astonishment, the garbage bin seemed to explode in front of him, blowing the dirt up into his face. Above him, the roof of the garage popped open like the top of a jack-in-the-box, then came crashing back down at an odd angle. Christopher caught a glimpse of his grandfather a few feet away. The old man's shirt was dirt spattered, his face gray with shock. The next few seconds seemed to pass in slow motion. As the thunderous noise went on, the floor beneath their feet began to tremble. Screwdrivers, hammers, and other tools clattered off their racks and rained down on them. Christopher tried to scream, but his mouth was full of mud. The deafening rumble made his chest vibrate. "Papa!" he finally sputtered. He took a stumbling step forward, then watched in horror as a thick wood beam swung down from the ceiling--and hit the back of his grandfather's head. Book Reviews "Wholesome and exciting... a series that will make both kids and parents happy." (ABC Radio) "Morris' edge-of-your-seat drama and camera-eye description gets kids to flip the page instead of the remote." (Dallas Child Editor Marissa Trevino) "The Real Kids Real Adventures series will restore your faith in America's youngsters.... The stories champion the notion that heroic courage abides in the heart of every child." (Joy Dickinson, Richardson News Book Reviewer) Other Books by Deborah Morris: Real Kids, Real AdventuresTM #1: Shark Attack Real Kids, Real AdventuresTM #2: Whirlpool Real Kids, Real AdventuresTM #3: Bear Attack Real Kids, Real AdventuresTM #4: Runaway Bus Real Kids, Real AdventuresTM #5: Earthquake Real Kids, Real AdventuresTM #6: Plane Crash Real Kids, Real AdventuresTM #7: Horse Kick Real Kids, Real AdventuresTM #8: Apartment Fire Real Kids, Real AdventuresTM #10: Glacier Real Kids, Real AdventuresTM #11: Mountain Lion What Would Jesus Do? Teens 911TM #1: Snowbound Real Kids Real Adventures TM in Texas Publishing Information REAL KIDS REAL ADVENTURES #9: EXPLOSION © 1998 by Deborah Morris Book design by Casey Hampton Publishing History: Berkley edition published in 1998 as Real Kids Real Adventures #9: Explosion (0-425-16429-2) 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. -- Berkley ed. 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 Fifth Floor Directory:   Bookstore | Book #1: Shark Attack | Book #2: Whirlpool | Book #3: Bear Attack | Book #4: Runaway Bus | Book #5: Earthquake | Book #6: Plane Crash | Book #7: Horse Kick | Book #8: Apartment Fire | Book #9: Explosion | Book #10: Glacier | Book #11: Mountain Lion | What Would Jesus Do? | Teens 911 #1: Snowbound | Real Kids Real Adventures in Texas | Real Kids Real Adventures Videos