{"product_id":"lukas-escape-9781764037006","title":"Luka's Escape","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSix boys. One boat. No turning back.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e1953, Yugoslavia. Luka is almost eighteen, staring down a future in the army-and a life under an oppressive regime. His best friend, Roko, lives in fear of his violent father. Their seaside village, still haunted by the horrors of WWII, offers no future and no escape ... until they dare to create one.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith four close friends, they steal a wooden rowboat and set out across the stormy Adriatic Sea, risking everything to reach Italy. But their plan begins to unravel before it even starts. Luka's younger sister goes missing. A body is dragged up in a fisherman's net. And a ruthless police captain will stop at nothing to protect his secrets.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCaught between loyalty and survival, Luka must rely on his friends, the kindness of strangers, and his own growing courage to navigate betrayal, grief, and a perilous sea crossing that will test them all.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNot everyone will make it.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLuka's Escape is the first book in The Zadar Escape and Pursuit Series. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eInspired by true events. For fans of \u003cem\u003eThe Kite Runner\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eHarry Potter\u003c\/em\u003e-a thrilling, heartfelt coming-of-age story set in a time of danger and discovery.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Tricia Bulic\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/11\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781764037006\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 308\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.91lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.69d","brand":"Tricia Bulic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53239726145717,"sku":"9781764037006","price":14.44,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/9781764037006.jpg?v=1788974035","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/lukas-escape-9781764037006","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}