Entries Categorized as 'All Ages'
Posted by Rebekah
Categories: Adventure, All Ages, Fiction, Review
Tags:Animals, Fish, Jim Kjelgaard, Out of Print
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Ramsay Cartou, formerly from Chicago, is on his way north to take a job in a tannery. However, during his trip through Lake Michigan, the boat sinks during a storm. Ramsay makes it ashore and arrives at Three Points, ready and eager for the job at the tannery. Unfortunately, his potential boss turns out to be a man who Ramsay wouldn’t work for in a million years. Due to the man having most of Three Points under his thumb, Ramsay finds refuge with a farmer and eventually learns to be a fisherman.
I didn’t tell you half the story! There’s a lot more. The White Sturgeon is dreaded because it is commonly believed that his appearance heralds disaster. While Ramsay is learning to be a fisherman, someone begins destroying the local fishermen’s nets, so Ramsay and his fishing friend Hans have to catch the vandal before their livelihood is ruined.
Posted by Sarah
Categories: Adventure, All Ages, Fiction, Review
Tags:Animals, Horses, The Black Stallion, Walter Farley
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With Satan retired from racing, it looks as if Henry is out of a job. Or is he? Black Minx, the Black’s first daughter, is up for sale at auction and Henry buys her with the Kentucky Derby in mind. Though spoiled by her previous owners, Black Minx can be cured of her bad habits. But when she shows a lack of enthusiasm for racing, will she really be able to enter and win this classic race?
I haven’t read this book for a while, so it was fun to read it again. And, despite the fact that I’m not really a horse-lover, it kept me quite interested.
Posted by Rebekah
Categories: Adventure, All Ages, Fiction, Review
Tags:Animals, Dogs, Jim Kjelgaard, Out of Print
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When Bill Rawl’s uncle dies of a heart attack, Bill is left with a little money and a general store. Bill decides to leave college and work the store out of debt. With his new friend, Rifle Eye Smith, and a stray dog called Lamb Chops, Bill must learn fast and avoid his mysterious enemies.
This is, so far, my favorite Kjelgaard book. My review does not do it justice. There’s plenty of action, and the way Bill and Jan (the store’s employee) get along is great. Lamb Chops is hilarious!
Posted by Jordan
Categories: Adventure, All Ages, Fiction, Mysteries, Review
Tags:Animals, Dogs, Indians, Jim Kjelgaard, Out of Print
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Somehow, every winter, a thousand elk disappear from a national park. To find out why, Tom Rainse (of A Nose for Trouble fame) sends Jase Mason, a wildlife photographer, into the park to find out. And what he finds is shocking. Now, if only he can get out of the park alive…
Not quite as exciting as some other Kjelgaard books, but still pretty good. Jase being a photographer, there’s a lot of him taking pictures, which sometimes is a little boring. The conclusion is good, if not a bit sudden. Still a good read, though.
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