As embarrassing as this is, about two pages into this book, I thought to myself, "Man, this isn't that well written. The vocab is really limited." Then for whatever reason, I flipped it over and saw the word Zonderkids on the back. Oops, it's a Juvenile Fiction book. With that in mind, it's a good book. It isn't one your early teen is going to read over and over but I love that it's based on a true story.
Imagine - being captured by natives, the horror of knowing your captors are the ones who killed your brother and father, knowing your sister is who knows where, and living to tell the tale! At the end, I even got teary. (I won't tell you how it ends; it's yours to discover) The funny thing is that I would have rated this book for lower if I didn't know it was a true story because it all seems too good to be true. Again, I'll leave it up to you to read and find out what that means.
If you have a younger teen who likes books sent around the year 1755, I might recommend this one. There's nothing bad, no sexuality, no explicit violence. (spoiler - one person is burned at the stake but there isn't much detail)
NOW FOR THE GOOD PART! I've got a copy to give away!!!!!!!!!! HAPPY DANCE!
If you want your name in the draw, just let me know in the comments or by email by April 24, 2014. Good luck. :)
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