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Lost in the Barrens is about two boys named Awasin and Jamie who leave their camp to help their niehboring clan hunt caribou. When they were hunting Jamie and Awasin go to find a stone house and crash their boat in the rapids. They then get lost from thier camp and go through many eventsthat test them mentaly and phisicaly.
What I thought of Lost in the Barrens is that the introduction did set a scene well because you can tell that Awasin and Jamie would get in trouble because of their age and because they’re boys. The sequence of events followed a natural and believable plot like when the boys try to cut down a tree but it takes them a long time, this is realistic because they only have a small axe. The climax is logical and exhilarating especially during the time when they where hunting the bucks. The resolution and conclusion are left answered very well. Tension builds up to the climax well through out the book.
Jamie changes a lot through the book and he changes in a realistic fashion. At the start of the book he is kind of immature but by the end he learns to make smarter choices. I liked the characters even though I can’t relate them to my life because I only ever got lost once in Florida and its not the same at all.
The author can create fairly vivid images for example when Jamie is running to get back to Awasin because the bear is attacking he describes the scene with the dogs running around and Awasin running away really well. The use of creative writing techniques is good and fairly creative. The author does create a sense of urgency in drastic times. Over all I liked the book a lot for its excitement and tension.
Posted by 24179 on 4/12/07; 1:36:13 PM
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Kusawa Lakes frigid water
Boulders are very elephantine
Fractional rocks
Cheerful laughing people
Tents standing still like trees
Days passing quickly
Creek flowing down the mountain
Soaring winds whistling through the trees
Posted by 24179 on 11/27/06; 3:46:14 PM
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