Moose Tracks
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فرمت کتاب
audiobook
تاریخ انتشار
2012
Lexile Score
710
Reading Level
3
نویسنده
Johnny Hellerناشر
Recorded Books, Inc.شابک
9781464044694
کتاب های مرتبط
- اطلاعات
- نقد و بررسی
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نقد و بررسی
As the son of a game warden, Seth struggles with moral dilemmas that are at the heart of this compelling, realistic adventure novel, narrated by the incomparable Johnny Heller. Heller captures Seth's desire to rebel against his stepfather Kevin. With subtle intonation Heller emphasizes Seth's defiance, his collapse under pressure from his best friend, his righteousness in the face of big-time poachers. When Seth and friend are trapped by menacing game poachers in an abandoned mine, the plot turns dangerous. Heller rises to the task, making this audiobook perfect for listeners seeking an adventure story that delivers much more than entertainment. Middle-grade boys, especially, will find this one appealing! T.B. (c) AudioFile 2001, Portland, Maine
May 1, 1995
Squeamish readers may have trouble getting past this debut novel's first chapter, which describes in gruesome detail the hero's shooting of a rabbit and then his severing of its foot. When 12-year-old Seth later witnesses two men poaching a cow moose, he is warned by the law-breakers to say nothing to his game-warden stepfather. Though the boy thinks he wants the grown-up thrill of hunting, the rabbit and moose episodes lead him to question his desire. In fact Seth is unusually sensitive to animals-he is gentle with his horse and his cat-and vows to save the poached moose's injured orphan calf. The boy's attempts to rescue the animal and stop the poachers are paralleled by his concerns about the baby his mother is about to have and questions about his biological father, whom he's never met. Casanova earnestly conveys the ugliness of killing animals for financial gain, but significant portions of the novel (including a melodramatic ending) resemble TV adventures, and the themes of sibling anxiety and approaching teen years are approached in merely routine fashion. Ages 9-12.
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