Reviewed by Brad Freeman, 14, Grade 8, Fairfield Middle School, Fairfield, IA

David S. Lake, Copyright: 1988

THIS BOOK IS A SHORT 60 PAGES, BUT IT IS AN ACTION- PACKED STORY THAT PLACES CHRISTOPHER BANNER IN THE SMALL TOWN OF WHITE RIVER WHERE HE IS VISITING HIS FATHER. THIS TOWN IS DIFFERENT THAN MOST TOWNS, FOR EVERYONE SEEMS TO HAVE SOME KIND OF A DAILY DARE . THE ONLY PROBLEM IS THAT CHRIS IS A LITTLE DIFFERENT. HE IS AFRAID OF ALMOST EVERY THING. AFTER AWHILE CHRIS HAS THE TIME OF HIS LIFE, BUT WHEN HIS FRIENDS DECIDE TO CLIMB MOUNT HARRIS, CHRIS IS WONDERING IF HE CAN DO IT. THE WEATHER TURNS BAD AND THEY ARE LOST ON THE MOUNTAIN, SO CHRIS TAKES CHARGE AND FINDS SHELTER. CAN THEY LAST THE NIGHT? I FEEL THIS BOOK IS A GOOD CHOICE FOR THOSE OF US WHO ARE ON THE RUN A LOT. THIS WOULD TAKE A SHORT TIME TO READ AND HAS A LITTLE BIT OF ACTION ON EVERY PAGE.

Language Arts Teacher: Virginia Broz, Fairfield, IA

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