Tracks

This week I read the non-fiction book Tracks written by Robyn Davidson. The book is a first hand account of when she took the journey of walking across the Australian desert. It was a 1,700 mile long walk where she only had a dog and four camels. She faces all of the challenges that come with the desert and then some. It was a really inspiring book where I really got to know the character, who was such a strong person. Overall I really enjoyed this book and I feel like so would many others.'

Glory Be

by Augusta Scattergood 

Glory Be is not a great book but not a bad book. It is about a girl named Glory who lives in Mississippi during 1964. The town she lives in is starting to integrate and she is learning how hard it is for some people to except others. Glory has to learn to be her own person because he best friend and her sister change during the summer and they separate. 

The Canning Season

by Polly Horvath

This book is about a girl named Ratchet who lived in a basement with her mom who cares more about looking good around people than her daughter. One day, out of the blue, her mother tells her that she is going to stay with her great aunts and sends her there without any clothes or belongings at all. I liked this book because it was very originaland had interesting characters.

Sold

by Patricia McCormick

This book is about a 13 year old girl named Lakshmi. Her family was happy until their crops were washed away and her father said she needed to get a job to help support her family. This job ends up being prostitution. I didn't love this book, but it was pretty good. It was a very original story and had very interesting characters.

Walk Two Moons

By Sharon Creech

This book is about thirteen year-old Sal Hiddle who's father moves from her home in Bybanks, Kentucky that she loved to a small house in Euclid, Ohio to be closer to a woman named Margaret. She thinks that her father and Margaret are romantically involved in some way, but she later discovers that that is not at all the case. I kind of liked this book because it was a pretty interesting story and the characters were well developed, but some parts got a little boring.

All the Light We Cannot See

 By Anthony Doerr

This book is about a blind french girl, Marie-Laure and German boy, Werner who try to survive the horrors of WWII. Marie-Laure and her father move to Saint Malo to live with her Great Uncle when the Nazis occupy Paris. Werner, who is an orphan, has an incredible talent for building and putting things together which lands him a spot in the academy for Hitler Youth. This leads him through the war and into Saint Malo where him and Marie-Laure met. I liked this book because I think that this time period is very interesting and I also liked the characters.  

The One and Only Ivan

By K.A. Applegate

This book is about a gorilla named Ivan who lives in a circus. He is friends with some of the other animals especially Stella the elephant and Bob the dog. When Stella dies Ivan decided to make sure her friend Ruby doest have a life in captivity. I really liked this book because it was a very unique story and fun characters.