The British Escape

This choose-your-own-adventure story set in England during World War II is full of action, tension, and suspense. The reader assumes the role of a 10-year-old Jewish refugee who has been sent from Austria to London on the Kindertransport. “You” and your 5-year-old sister Ruthie are living in Rabbi Schonfeld’s house in London but are soon sent to homes in the British countryside to avoid the bombings in London. The reader is offered a series of options for responding to various events, resulting in a variety of outcomes. An afterword separates fact from fiction in the story and provides additional historical background.