By: David Elzey,
on 7/9/2014
by Lisa Doan Darby Creek / Lerner 2014 Smart kid, dumb parents, and a menacing whale shark! What more could a kid want from a book? Jack is a sheltered kid on the cusp of puberty living with his Aunt Julia safely in Pennsylvania. Or at least he was living safely until his Aunt met with misfortune and Jack was forced to call his world-traveling parents home from their latest scheme,
By: [email protected],
on 3/27/2014
This was of the funnest books I can remember reading in a long time. Gripping, funny and told in a totally original and authentic voice you can’t help but be hooked in by this part-Apollo 13, part-Castaway survival story.
Mark Watney is an astronaut, part of the third manned mission to Mars. Six days after landing on Mars a fierce dust storm forces Mark and his crewmates to abandon the planet. However during the evacuation Mark is left behind. Now he must work out how is going to survive on Mars until the next resupply mission. In two years time.
The majority of the book is told via Mark’s log entries detailing his survival. The log is written in a beautifully sarcastic tone where outright panic is only a hair’s breath away. There is plenty of self-deprecating humour and the log format works perfectly in detailing Mark’s day-to-day survival.
Mark is completely stranded. He has no way of communicating with his crewmates or NASA. He only has enough food and water to last half the time he needs. Mark puts to work his skills as an engineer and botanist to figure out if he can survive. The how is one of the most entertaining reads you will come across. Full of insane (but practical) problem solving you are glued to the book wanting to find out how Mark gets himself out of each new predicament he finds himself in. I defy anyone to be able to put this down once they start!
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By: Brandon Starr,
on 5/3/2010
Late again but here's one for the castaway theme. I'm not sure how castaways would get a hold of the supplies necessary to set up a telegraph, maybe a shipping vessel carrying the supplies washed ashore. www.brandonstarr.com
By: David Elzey,
on 4/28/2010
by James Stevenson Greenwillow 2002 In 1937 Hubie the mouse and his family go to the movies where they see a horror film typical of the day: The Island of No Return. Although the young mouse is clearly freaked out by the movie's tidal waves and volcanoes, Hubie tries to play it cool. At home, a postcard arrives from Aunt Ella vacationing on Barabooda Island, which gives Hubie's family the idea
By: Samuli S.,
on 4/17/2010
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on 3/21/2010
By: Andrew Finnie,
on 3/19/2010
By: FrankenBarry,
on 3/18/2010
He's Popeye the Sailor Clam... he smells strong to the finish 'cause he eats seaweed, not spinach.
By: happy chinchilla,
on 3/17/2010
By: WaiHon,
on 3/16/2010
Just a bad bad dream.
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By: Pascal,
on 3/14/2010
Very cool illustration. Takes me back to my childhood and imagination adventures.
Nice mix of cartoon and realistic styling on this piece.