Book Reviews
by Pat Conklin
March 27, 2007
The Dark Hills Divide by Patrick Carman
Alexa is in Bridewall for the summer! She is trying to find a way outside the wall where there is an unknown evil. Alexa finds a way out. Her adventures begin. She is led to a council where she is told she must find Sebastian before the Land of Elyon is destroyed forever. Find out what happens next in the Land of Elyon Book I.
Review by Shannon Neifert, 6th grade
Red Cap by G. Clifton Wisler
In 1862 at the age of 13, Ransom J. Powell left his home in West Virginia. He left behind his family to join the Union Army to fight in the Civil War as a Drummer. In 1864 he was captured and brought to Camp Sumter, a confederate prison in Adersonville, Georgia. Ransom Powell or “Red Cap” (nicknamed by his fellow soldiers) refused to join the rebels, which would have released him from the horrible stockade. Does he get out? Does he live? Read the book and follow the exciting adventures of Red Cap. This is a great book for a person who likes to hear war stories. Not only is it a great book, it has a lot of information, and is based on a true story.
Review by Garett Thompson, 6th grade
Wild Man Islandby Will Hobbs
On the last day of the sea kayaking trip was in Southeast Alaska, Andy Galloway, a 14 year-old, has paddled away from the camp on a brook to visit the place where his father died. His father was an archaeologist trying to solve a mystery about the first Americans. Andy was washed ashore on Admiralty Island, which is called the Fortress of Bears. Trying to survive, Andy meets a dog running with a pack of wolves and a wild man toting a stone tipped spear. The wild man vanishes into the forest. Andy meets the dog again and the dog leads Andy to a cave filled with tools and weapons from the Old Stone Age. He was running for his life when Andy retreats deep into the cave, where danger, suspense and discovery await.
Review by Cody Johnson, 6th grade
