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    Escape from the Past: Game of Life...An Introduction
    Escape from the Past: Game of Life...An Introduction
    Escape from the Past: Game of Life...An Introduction
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    Escape from the Past: Game of Life...An Introduction

    By Annette Oppenlander

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    Max Anderson is your typical teen, a bit nerdy and apprehensive about life. Until his father leaves and his mother transplants him to Germany and things go from bad to worse. Max is forced to attend German high school where the local bully, Michel, makes Max his new target. As Max dreams of returning to the U.S. and seeks escape during his afternoon computer gaming sessions with his friend, Jimmy, something sinister is going on nearby.

    When Michel disappears without a trace, Max breathes a sigh of relief—even if his gut tells him something is fishy. Max doesn’t realize he’ll soon share Michel’s fate... he’ll be playing for his life.

    Game of Life...is an introduction and precursor to the ESCAPE FROM THE PAST trilogy.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherAnnette Oppenlander
    Release dateJul 19, 2016
    ISBN9780997780024
    Escape from the Past: Game of Life...An Introduction
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    Annette Oppenlander

    Annette Oppenlander is an award-winning writer, literary coach and educator. As a bestselling historical novelist, Oppenlander is known for her authentic characters and stories based on true events, coming alive in well-researched settings. Having lived in Germany the first half of her life and the second half in various parts in the U.S., Oppenlander inspires readers by illuminating story questions as relevant today as they were in the past. Oppenlander’s bestselling true WWII story, Surviving the Fatherland, was a winner in the 2017 National Indie Excellence Awards and a finalist in the 2017 Kindle Book Awards. Her historical time-travel trilogy, Escape from the Past, takes readers to the German Middle Ages and the Wild West. Uniquely, Oppenlander weaves actual historical figures and events into her plots, giving readers a flavor of true history while enjoying a good story. Oppenlander shares her knowledge through writing workshops at colleges, libraries and schools. She also offers vivid presentations and author visits. The mother of fraternal twins and a son, she recently moved with her husband and old mutt, Mocha, to Solingen, Germany.

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