Each time Menaka Raman posted about The Great Escape events, she urged participants to bring a spoon.
And then, when she autographed my copy, she wrote Spoontacular Varsha.
How could I not be intrigued? What’s the big deal about a spoon anyway?
You have to read The Great Escape to find out, and that’s why it’s the first book we’ll be reading at my book club in December.
Sachit wants to escape from school. And the best thing about finding a friend is that you can lay devious plans together, and do your best not to get caught as you execute those plans. A fun, mad read, I think the best part of the book is the way it ends, but I’m not going to give that away!
Spoons
We’ll do our spoon activity before we start reading The Great Escape. What I used to find (and perhaps still find) most exciting about a spoon is that you’re upside-down in there! And turning the spoon upside-down doesn’t help. What else can you do with a spoon, apart from turning yourself upside down? I’m waiting to find out.
New Places
One of the reasons Sachit wants to escape is that he is in a new school. New places are often frightening, especially until you find a friend. I’d love for the children to talk about their experiences with a new place. What do they do? How do they make friends? Are they afraid?
The Great Escape
A book called The Great Escape is perfect to explore escape games! I love treasure hunts and clues. We’ll imagine an escape room and I’ll give the children a set of clues they have to solve in order to escape!
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