Crash
Stay Alive Series, Book 1
فرمت کتاب
ebook
تاریخ انتشار
2014
Lexile Score
730
Reading Level
3
ATOS
4.9
Interest Level
4-8(MG)
نویسنده
Joseph Monningerناشر
Scholastic Inc.شابک
9780545563499
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- اطلاعات
- نقد و بررسی
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نقد و بررسی
aidanlynde - I liked this book because when you think about survival books everyone goes crazy and turns on each other but in this book every one worked together to stay alive when their only food was lollipops and turned working hard to be saved a way to enjoy the lollipops.
November 4, 2013
The calamitous action in this first novel in the Stay Alive series occurs in the opening pages, as a small plane crashes into a lake in the Alaskan wilderness. In addition to the pilot, on board are seven young stars of a TV magazine show about teens’ outdoor adventures, the father of one of the kids, a producer, and the show’s basset hound mascot. Monninger (Finding Somewhere) describes the crash with an eerie calmness before diving into the ensuing chaos. There is no sugarcoating the danger: the pilot and one teen perish in the crash, and another dies of his injuries. The remaining passengers are thrust into a battle to survive, contending with hunger, falling temperatures, ubiquitous insects, rain, snow, and fear. Though there are a lot of characters to track, their personalities sharpen as the story explores psychological as well as physical survival. “Survival Tips” that open each of the book’s four sections, along with similar details scattered throughout the dialogue and narration, bring the story even further into the realm of the real. Ages 8–12.
January 1, 2014
The premise in this first adventure in the Stay Alive series feels familiar and cannot claim the originality or authenticity of Gary Paulsen's Hatchet (1987); neither does it show the careful characterization and scene setting of the author's own books for teens. A small plane plummets into a remote lake in Alaska. Besides the pilot, passengers include members of a TV show: seven preteens plus one dad, the producer and a basset hound. Except for the dog, the characters are mostly stereotypes. There's the brave, decisive Eagle Scout, the able cool girl, the selfish pessimist, the bumbling adult. A few are killed off quickly, and with so little character development, it is hard to care about the survivors' circumstances, which are fairly sketchily described. Although each part begins with an interesting survival tip, the action lags, reading more like a camp to-do list, until the group decides to send out an exploration party. Those at camp experience an uneventful rescue, while those on the trail see some hardships including, for one, a death-defying swim down a set of rapids. An underlying theme seems to indicate that if they had only had a knife, things might have been different. In an unexpected closing scene, one finally floats up from the wreckage long after the rescue. However, they have always had a hatchet, and many youngsters will wish the characters had read the classic of the same name. (Adventure. 8-12)
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November 15, 2013
Grades 4-7 When a plane carrying the cast of a teen adventure show, Team Jump, crashes in the Alaskan wilderness, they learn to work together in order to survive. Confronted with limited supplies and dropping temperatures, they have to decide whether to wait for rescue or strike out in search of help, and tensions build as their isolation and the harsh surroundings begin to take their toll. This is a book for thrill seekers who like real-world, believable adventures. In a nice tweak, survival tips kick off each section and are then applied in the following action. There is no central character, as the story is told by shifting voices among the survivors; consequently, the narrative offers a rounded perspective but little in the way of character development. However, the stranded-group scenario offers a change of pace from the typical lone-survivor tale. This is the first in the Stay Alive series; expect more no-nonsense adventures where survival is at stake.(Reprinted with permission of Booklist, copyright 2013, American Library Association.)
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