Posted by Kyle
Categories: Adventure, Historical Fiction, Incredibook!, Review, Younger Readers
Tags:Indians, Joseph A. Altsheler, Out of Print, Pioneers
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This book begins when a fleet of boats comes from New Orleans carrying supplies to settlers in Pittsburgh. Unfortunately, the Indians are rallying together to drive all settlers from their land. The Indians attack the fleet while it is in the narrow areas on the Ohio River. The fleet has to force their way through to help a settlement in time, after being told by Henry Ware that it was in danger.
I liked this book for two reasons. Because I like books with adventure in them, and this book is the sequel to Kentucky Frontiersmen.
Posted by Rebekah
Categories: All Ages, Fiction, Review
Tags:Animals, Dogs, Funny, Jim Kjelgaard, Out of Print
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When Jeff Tarrant, a peddler, adopts a huge, scraggily stray dog, little does he know what he’s getting himself in for. Imagine his shock when he finds that the dog’s former owner was murdered, leaving behind a young son, Dan, who, sure that the killer is one of the Whitney family, is determined to hunt down and slay his father’s murderer. Convinced that such a young child shouldn’t be set on killing anyone, Jeff steps in to find the killer and hand him over to the law. Unfortunately, in trying to scare one of the Whitneys, Dan pretends that Jeff is a policeman, putting the Whitneys on the alert and creating a lot of danger for Jeff.
A very interesting book. At first it seemed a little slow, but there’s a real thrilling part toward the end of it. The ending is kind of abrupt, but I’ve noticed that in all the Jim Kjelgaard books I’ve read. (Of course, so far, that’s a whopping four books.) Don’t worry about your heart stopping with the dangerous and tense part. You’ll probably just sigh. “Ah!” you ask. “What sort of sigh?” There’s only one way to find out! Ask someone! (“No, wait. That wasn’t it. Oh, yes. Ahem.”) Read the book!
Posted by Rebekah
Categories: All Ages, Fiction, Review
Tags:Animals, Dogs, Easy Read, Insects, Jim Kjelgaard, Lizards, Out of Print
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Balulu is an Australian aborigine hunter. His tribe is suffering from a drought, and is slowly starving. Setting out with his dingo named Warrigal, Balulu searches for a better place for his tribe to live and hunt in. But, when he finally finds the perfect place, it proves to already be inhabited by another tribe, which might have hostile intentions.
There’s a lot of neat stuff in here, although, quite honestly, Balulu’s diet is rather, shall we say, different. Anyway, it’s interesting to read about how the aborigines lived and what they did. It also makes you appreciate even something like brussel sprouts! At least they aren’t sun-dried frog skins! (Although. . . I guess that point is debatable.)
Posted by Rebekah
Categories: All Ages, Fiction, Review
Tags:Animals, Dogs, Easy Read, Funny, Marguerite Henry, Out of Print, Quick Read
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This book is adorable. It’s the story of a dog who is adopted by the Ticket Master of a circus. Due to the dog’s being able to stand its front legs and balance, the Ticket Master puts him in the circus. Nearly every day the Ticket Master gives Little-or-Nothing a bone, which he promptly hides under the Ticket Master’s wagon. But the next morning, the bone is gone!
This phenomenon has a very simple explanation, but it takes Little-or-Nothing awhile to catch on. It’s very cute, and I enjoyed it as a quick “Sit-right-down-by-the-bookshelf-and-read-it-now” book. It’s out of print, but I hope you will be able to find it without much trouble!
Posted by Jordan
Categories: All Ages, Fiction, Incredibook!, Mysteries, Review
Tags:Animals, Dogs, Funny, Good Read Aloud, Jim Kjelgaard, Out of Print
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In the Mahela forest, Ted Harkness lives with his father Al in a cabin. Everybody is after Damon and Pythias, supposedly the biggest bucks anywhere. To promote his hunting lodge, Ted’s employer Carl Thornton, asks Ted to get one of the two deer for him to hang on his wall. There’s only one catch: Carl wants Ted to hunt out of season. Ted refuses and Carl fires him. When Al finds out, he and Ted open a hunting camp for deer season. However, Ted’s on his own when Al is falsely accused of shooting a man and has to go on the run.
There’s a lot going on here. I love it when you have to follow multiple plots, and this is one of Jim Kjelgaard’s best multi-plot stories. Double Challenge has a lot of interesting parts. The characters are all very real and vivid. Well worth reading. Oh, as is usual with good books, Double Challenge is out of print. See our Book Tips Page for help finding out of print books.
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