Tuesday, April 19, 2016

Stranded

It was supposed to be a weeklong canoe trip in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area south of the Canadian border. It was supposed to be a fun adventure for Emma and the other teens who signed up for the trip. It wasn't supposed to turn into a trip they might not return from alive. But halfway through their trip a freak windstorm destroys their camp and kills their guide. With limited supplies, no map, no compass, and no canoes, these four teen-agers must figure out how to survive storms, dehydration, hypothermia, wild animals and each other.


Stranded by Melinda Braun is a fast-paced and suspenseful tale of adventure and survival. None of the four teen-agers--Oscar, Isaac, Chloe, and Emma--know much about survival, although Oscar does have a copy of Hatchet in his backpack. And they don't all get along either, which adds to the drama of their situation. Life-and-death situations like this always bring out the best, and the worst, in people, which is why I'm such a sucker for these kinds of books. I like trying to figure out what I would do in similar situations. Could I make fire? Find food? Build a shelter? Stay alive? And I also wonder if my own will to survive would negatively affect the way I interact with others; I hope it wouldn't, but you never know how you'll react in extreme situations until you're in the middle of them. It's fun to think about...especially from the comforts of my living room couch. I ended up liking this book a lot.

Happy Reading!


Similar reads:
     Trapped by Michael Northrop
     Girl Underwater by Claire Kells

12 comments:

  1. I like thinking how I'd react in these situations too. Reading about them somewhere safe is fun!

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    1. Yeah, I don't want to actually have to try and survive in the wild...just read about other people doing it. :)

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  2. I have to read this one. I want to think I could survive well, but really don't have many practical experiences to give me confidence! Could just be wishful thinking on my part....

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    1. :) I like to think I could survive, too, but I probably couldn't. At least not well.

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  3. Adding it to my list! Love survival stories. My first experience was a children's edition of Robinson Crusoe, and I've continued to love them ever since!

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    1. They're great, aren't they? Real or imaginary. :)

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  4. This looks really good, and I also find those survival stories really gripping. This book also looks like something my niece would enjoy!

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    1. It's a great YA read, so yes, I think your niece would really like it.

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  5. I'm so gonna buy this book for my nephew! He loved Hatchet back in the day.

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    1. It's a fun read! (And it might end up being my Disaster square for bingo.)

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  6. Wow, this sounds intense! I enjoy reading books with intense situations like this. Will have to check it out.

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    1. Me, too. And this is better than a lot of them.

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