Escape from Zarahemla

Tennis Shoes Among the Nephites began as a young adult novel, but as the series has progressed through nearly twenty years, the characters have grown as has their audience and the series has become a loved institution for adults and teens. Heimerdinger does an excellent job of keeping the background of his time travel series within the framework of the Book of Mormon passages from which he draws each novel and relegates real historical figures to minor roles that fit their scriptural role and time period.

He keeps the excitement and intensity going through his fictional time travelers. The characters in Escape from Zarahemla are interesting. They have distinctly different personalities and they develop and learn valuable lessons as well as grow in faith through their experiences. The plot is fast and spell binding and though the major issues of this volume are resolved, there are enough questions left hanging to keep readers anxiously awaiting the next volume.

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I missed the fascinating footnotes found in previous volumes, but enjoyed this book a great deal. Chris Heimerdinger has authored eighteen books. He also produced, wrote, directed, and had a small part in Passage to Zarahemla which immediately precedes Escape from Zarahemla. He is currently working on the twelfth volume in the Tennis Shoes series. He and his wife, Emily, live in Salt Lake County. He is the father of eleven children ranging from twenty-two years old down to an infant. No Comments Post or read comments.

Join Mormons worldwide to stand true in a changing world. A Secret to Success for Young Adults? By Book of Mormon Central. What church changes for year-olds mean for and beyond By Meridian Magazine. What's more several battalions of soldiers have gone missing. Kerra and Brock must use their skills to help track down these missing troops and stop the evil Gadiantons once and for all.

Even if you're not a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints you might still find this story enjoyable. It's more than just fighting bad guys, eluding predators, and surviving a treacherous landscape. It's also about the characters discovering themselves and learning to trust in themselves.

Basically you could say they are learning to believe in themselves and in God. Even if you don't believe in The Book of Mormon you can still enjoy this novel. Jan 01, Charissa rated it it was amazing Shelves: This book has it all—intense action, superb characters, amazing plotline.

I devoured it in one day because I could not leave the characters to the intense circumstances they were in—I had to get them out of it, but they kept getting into more trouble I LOVE these books. What I really loved about this story is that it ties into the Tennis shoes series there are 11 of those books so far, and a 12th coming out hopefully within the next year. The interconnection surprised me The characters from the Tennis Shoes books that came into this one are two of my favorites!

Nov 27, Keelan rated it it was ok. I really wanted to like this book, because I'm a big fan of the tennis shoes series. I also was hoping this would be good because the author has decided to merge the two series. However, I felt like the plot and characterizations in this book don't meet the standards from his other series. I never really understood what the villain's motivation was, and most of the characters were flat and only used as fodder. I really had two problems with this book, which are somewhat connected. First, I wasn't I really wanted to like this book, because I'm a big fan of the tennis shoes series.

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The extensive use of portals made the story feel disjointed, and seemed to take choice away from the characters. I know this is a poor description, but it felt like the story was driven by an attitude of 'go here, go there, and things will just happen', rather than allowing the characters to encounter situations and react to them. The second problem I have is that the author decided to merge this story line with the 'Tennis Shoes' story line.

The events and characters in this book create many plot holes in the original and superior Tennis Shoes books. Anyway, like I said I enjoy the author, and I hope that his last installment of the Tennis Shoes series resolves any problems I had with this book. May 29, 05BradenG marked it as to-read Shelves: Escape from Zarahemla year: C Description of main characters: Brock short is white with black hair 15 years old and mean. I liked how the bad guy was from the 20th century like them. I had begun to lose hope. Nov 21, Jarem Schow rated it it was amazing. Escape From Zarahemla was a brilliant book just like its sequel "Passage to Zarahemla" Chris Heimerdinger did a magnificent job with this book.

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It was exhilarating and entertaining, throughout the book Tennis Shoes Adventure series collides with this book in a fantastic way. Chris Heimerdinger did a wonderful job blending them together. Escape From Zarahemla's setting was a jungle. A mix of dangers always kept you on edge from Jaguars, then to tribes of people, and to tip it off the deadly biolo Escape From Zarahemla was a brilliant book just like its sequel "Passage to Zarahemla" Chris Heimerdinger did a magnificent job with this book.

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A mix of dangers always kept you on edge from Jaguars, then to tribes of people, and to tip it off the deadly biological disasters. The main characters consist of Kerra Sakerra , Brock, Chris, and their grandpa. The characters make friends throughout the book which are distinguished as mini characters and all are amazing. So read this Book to find two great series collide. Jun 15, Brenda rated it really liked it Recommends it for: I have two problems with this sequel so it gets only 4 stars as where the first book got 5 stars.

One, the author can't do simple math.

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In the first book, Passage to Zarahemla, Brock is 11 years old. Yet, only 6 months later in this book, Brock is now 13 years old. His editor should have caught that mistake before it I have two problems with this sequel so it gets only 4 stars as where the first book got 5 stars. His editor should have caught that mistake before it was published. Two, it was too violent for my liking. Jaguars slashing and dashing people all over the place with blood spurting all over the place.

Could have done without it. Other than those two problems the story was really good. But not as good as the first one. I will look for his Tennis Shoes books and see if I like them.

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Ok, so maybe a third problem. I didn't like the epilogue. It just wasn't satisfying. I hope their is a third book. Feb 08, Kevin rated it liked it. There was room for this book to be MUCH better.



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It just didn't have the same legitimate fell has his other book have. More than anything I felt like he was trying to hard. Some of the characters were over developed or illdeveloped. Spiritual gifts seemed to be thrown around like candy and treated that way where in the other books he's written no matter ho There was room for this book to be MUCH better. Spiritual gifts seemed to be thrown around like candy and treated that way where in the other books he's written no matter how many people had them they were still very well developed and meaningful.

Though it was cool to see some of the Tennis Shoes charactera baxkground. I just really hope he goes back to his regular quality of work with the last Tennis Shoe novel. Jun 25, Rachel rated it liked it. A little more fantastical than some of the Tennis Shoes books, but it definitely had a Tennis Shoes feel to it. I didn't think it was quite as good as Passage to Zarahemla, probably because there wasn't a lot in the way of character development there was a lot going on in the way of action and plot, so that searching of the soul I felt was so needed for Kerra didn't have quite the impact I felt it needed.

All in all, it was an enjoyable read which sent my mind racing back to try and figure out A little more fantastical than some of the Tennis Shoes books, but it definitely had a Tennis Shoes feel to it. All in all, it was an enjoyable read which sent my mind racing back to try and figure out where the characters would end up in relation to the Tennis Shoes novels.

May 02, Mom rated it really liked it. I read this book I usually listen to books. It is a sequel to Passage to Zarahemla and by the end it combines with the 11th book in the Tennis Shoes series. I would recommend this for older children and adults. It is interesting to follow the characters that represent people in the Book of Mormon. This is the sequel to Passage to Zarahemla. In this novel the main characters find themselves in the past in the middle of a Native American war between two tribes. There is a lot of motifs about light and darkness and good and evil and how both are powerful but one is ultimately a copy of the other.

With this book the author ties this series into his other time travel series Tennis Shoes Among the Nephites. Oct 16, Shauna rated it really liked it. The vortex she, her brother Brock and her Father used to time travel has disappeared. But a bad weather incident has opened the vortex again and Kerra is going to find Kiddoni.

Her Father is also on a quest. Enjoyed the imagination of time travel and life years ago. Jan 05, Carri rated it liked it Shelves: I didn't like it as well as Passage to Zarahemla, which I absolutely loved. The author is trying to combine his two series, Tennis Shoes Among the Nephites and this Zarahemla series into one.

I was disappointed with that, as this book seemed like just another Tennis Shoes book. But it was an enjoyable read. Dec 23, Kara rated it really liked it Shelves: This was a great book, but I didn't love it as much as the first and definitely not as much as the Tennis Shoes books. But since this one starts a connection with those that apparently will continue with the last couple of books in that series, I think I'll probably enjoy it more once I've re-read and read the new ones.

View all 4 comments. Apr 09, Sandy Allen rated it really liked it. I enjoyed this book as I have all the Tennis Shoes books. My kids used to listen to them on cassette tapes when they went to sleep. It was fun when we read the Book of Mormon and they would pop up with I remember that person in the Tennis Shoe stories.

I hope other parents will introduce their family to them. Nov 21, Cat added it. I enjoyed it but I would have liked the story to not be another cliff hanger. Especially since the next book still isn't out. I would have enjoyed it more if I could have read the next book right after that. That being said, I have read it twice and I can't wait for the final book to end the cliff hanger. Mar 02, Kc7nan rated it really liked it. If you like the Tennis Shoes among the Nephites books this is a good read.

The author is going to tie this book and the next Tennis shoes book together so that will be something for fans to look forward to. I may have to reread the last couple of Tennis Shoes books to remember what was going on. I loved this series.