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jensen_gomez's review against another edition
4.0
Lost in the River of Grass by Ginny Rorby, was great! I loved how he put it in sections based on the day. It was easy read with a lot of disscription about the everglades. It is an adventure novel that any teen would like.
While out on a feild trip to the everglades Sarah takes an airboat trip alone with a guy she doesn't know. While at a old camp 10 miles deep in swamp the boat sinks and they must work together to get out alive. And to sarah it seams like everything but a baby duck is out to get her. This adventure book has some twists and turns that make you wasnt to never stop reading!
While out on a feild trip to the everglades Sarah takes an airboat trip alone with a guy she doesn't know. While at a old camp 10 miles deep in swamp the boat sinks and they must work together to get out alive. And to sarah it seams like everything but a baby duck is out to get her. This adventure book has some twists and turns that make you wasnt to never stop reading!
kit_e's review against another edition
4.0
This is a great book. I almost said "this is a great middle grade book" since I specifically picked this book up as I was looking for books for my library (6-8), but then I caught myself. It's a great book regardless of your age or grade. Sarah is the perfect center for this story about getting lost in the Everglades. She's smart and funny, but she's also a total outsider. The poor girl on scholarship at the fancy school- personally I liked that she was on an athletic scholarship (for swimming) instead of a financial one. It highlighted her strengths and still made it clear that she was outside the group.
The book starts with Sarah going on a field trip with her class into the Everglades. She's feeling left out and alone and skips a part of the field trip which is where the entire adventure really begins. Instead of sitting alone in her room she meets a boy named Andy who is just as alone as she is and together they decide to have some fun and go on an air boat ride. When the boat sinks they are forced to face their fears, lean on each other and find their way home.
Interwoven into the lost in the wilderness story is also a story about overcoming prejudice and stereotypes. Sarah is black and Andy's father is an ex-con who doesn't hide his hatred for anyone who isn't just like him. In the end Sarah and Andy don't just save each other, but they teach everyone around them about accepting people for who they are.
The book starts with Sarah going on a field trip with her class into the Everglades. She's feeling left out and alone and skips a part of the field trip which is where the entire adventure really begins. Instead of sitting alone in her room she meets a boy named Andy who is just as alone as she is and together they decide to have some fun and go on an air boat ride. When the boat sinks they are forced to face their fears, lean on each other and find their way home.
Interwoven into the lost in the wilderness story is also a story about overcoming prejudice and stereotypes. Sarah is black and Andy's father is an ex-con who doesn't hide his hatred for anyone who isn't just like him. In the end Sarah and Andy don't just save each other, but they teach everyone around them about accepting people for who they are.
icameheretoread's review against another edition
4.0
What a great surprise! This was an excellent survival novel. I actually learned something about the Florida Everglades while I was at it. This novel reminded me that, in this world, I am small. It was humbling to read about this deadly nature of alligators, snakes, and bugs. But it is also a humbling reminder of middle school, and being accepted and dealing with mean girls. I loved Sarah, yes, she gets a bit whiny, but who wouldn't? I loved Andy. I thought he was really realistic-he is this hero pushing his way through the saw grass, and he is a boy-drinking the last of the water because he could not control his thirst.
Don't let this novel fool you! It is not only a survival novel, but an examination of "fitting in" in a school environment and a natural setting. It is also a look at race and social class.
It is ripe for a teen book club read!
Don't let this novel fool you! It is not only a survival novel, but an examination of "fitting in" in a school environment and a natural setting. It is also a look at race and social class.
It is ripe for a teen book club read!
amdame1's review against another edition
4.0
Sarah has just started at a new school where the other kids are really not nice to her at all. When they go on a field trip to the Everglades, she is really worried that things are just going to get worse. So, she pleads illness and stays behind in the cabin. Once they are gone, she sneaks out and goes on an unauthorized air boat trip with Andy, the son of the camp owner. Unexpected events cause Sarah and Andy to have to fight across the swamps for their survival.
Good read-alike for those who like Gary Paulsen, but want a southern twist.
Good read-alike for those who like Gary Paulsen, but want a southern twist.
book_grinch's review against another edition
5.0
Amazing story about two teens, that find themselves stranded in the Everglades....
...Now, can Sarah, this city girl and Andy, a local boy, survive all alone in the wilderness? With predators and practically with no water or food?
This was an incredible, nerve shattering reading experience. And if i didn't had to sleep, i would have read it non stop...
With a clear and engaging writing, the author makes us watch how these two people who barely know each other, will have to rely on one another to save themselves on a hostile environment.
This may be a story about survival, but the author approaches other issues. Like racial ones and how almost anything in this world goes round and round...
Sarah is an incredible young lady who is aware of that fact. For her, kindness, and doing the right thing are not a matter of the right moment, they just are. That's why she finds herself taking care of a baby duck (Teapot) while she's trying to survive.
A lesson to us all.
...Now, can Sarah, this city girl and Andy, a local boy, survive all alone in the wilderness? With predators and practically with no water or food?
This was an incredible, nerve shattering reading experience. And if i didn't had to sleep, i would have read it non stop...
With a clear and engaging writing, the author makes us watch how these two people who barely know each other, will have to rely on one another to save themselves on a hostile environment.
This may be a story about survival, but the author approaches other issues. Like racial ones and how almost anything in this world goes round and round...
Sarah is an incredible young lady who is aware of that fact. For her, kindness, and doing the right thing are not a matter of the right moment, they just are. That's why she finds herself taking care of a baby duck (Teapot) while she's trying to survive.
A lesson to us all.