Rescue Josh McGuire

Rescue Josh McGuire

By: Ben Mikaelson

          This book is about a 13 year old boy who lives with his mom and dad. His mom is abused by his dad that is an alcoholic.  One day Josh goes hunting with his dad Sam, Sam shoots a sow that has a cub. In the middle of the night while they are sleeping Josh goes out to find the cub. He finds it and brings it back and the next day they go home and Sam finds out about the cub and calls the game warden, then the game warden tells Sam he is coming the next day.

          So in the middle of the night Josh packs up supplies and leaves a note for his parents telling them good bye. He loads up his dog on a motorcycle and the cub and his supplies and he goes up into the mountains. Before Josh leaves he talks to an old friend named Otis. And Otis is an animal lover, so when josh tells Otis what is going on with the orphaned cub. Josh tells Otis that he is going to the mountains to try and save the cub.

            When Josh goes to the mountain he happens to go in late fall when it is very close to winter. After a week up in the mountain Josh finds a small cave that is big enough that he can lie down and stand up in. The next morning Josh wakes up to the ground blanketed in snow and its cold very cold. The only coat Josh has is a jacket but he does have a sleeping bag.

            The same day of the snowstorm Josh’s dog goes missing. A couple minutes later when josh hears a snarling growl he knows exactly what it is. It is his dog fighting with a bear, when he runs over to where he heard the growl he sees his dog laying on the ground with red blood stripes across her chest. Josh throws his coat over his dog, gets on the dirt bike, and drives to the nearest town to call Otis. When he gets a hold of Otis he tells Otis to meet him at a secluded cabin in the mountains to take the dog to a vet.

            Once police get word that a man has seen Josh and has his dog they go and contact him right away. When the police talk to Otis he says he will not give up the location of Josh. When josh leaves the cabin on his motorcycle he rides until it is time to turn off to where he is camped. In the dark Josh gets side tracked and takes the wrong way and drives his motorcycle off of a 20 foot cliff. Josh is laying in agonizing pain on the ground with a broken leg, arm, and a couple of broken ribs.

            After a couple of minutes laying on the ground Josh wakes up from being knocked out, he gets his bearings he crawls to a nearby creek with his one arm.

            Mean time at the police station Otis tells the police where Josh was hoping he had left the area. When the search party went out looking for josh they found him by the cub. The search party loaded Josh up on a gurney and packed him and the cub out.

            When Josh wakes up he is in the hospital and his mom and dad were there to greet him. The police officer that ran the whole operation met Josh and told him to come outside when he went outside the cub and his dog were waiting for him.

Growing Wings

By Laurel Winter

Linnet use to be a normal girl, but when she finds two little bumps on her shoulder blades that itch and ache she begins to wary.When her mother (Sarah McKenzie) saw her back and started to weep, she began to really wary. What’s wrong with her? Her mother turned around and started to unbutton her shirt. What Linnet saw on Sarah’s back scared her. There were two big scars right by her shoulder blades. When Linnet asked what they were her mother said “wings”.

Her mother buttoned her shirt, and left Linnet’s room. Linnet just sat their not sure what to think. After a few minutes Sarah came back with a bandage, and put it around Linnets shoulder blades then across it above her chest. Every day after that when she came home from school  her mother would take off the bandage and give her a bath. When she was done Sarah  would  re-bandaged Linnet’s back.  One time when she was out of the tub waiting for Sarah to re-bandage her back , she peeked at the mirror behind her. There were two little wings that looked like plucked chicken wings with a few small puffy fathers here and there. Not what she expected them to look like.  Growing Wings is a dramatic and fun story full of questions and answers. 

I Suurivie The Battle of Getttysburg, in 1863 By Lauren Trishis

 

I Survive the Battle of Gettysburg, in 1863

By Lauren Trishis 

          The battle of Gettysburg was terrible and the bloodiest battle ever fought in the Civil War, it also marked the turning point of the Civil War between the Union and the Confederates. The battle took place in Pennsylvania in July 1-3, 1863. The battle lasted three days.

          Before the battle took action the book took place at plantation at Virginia. Their mother has died their cousin Clem has been sold to another plantation. Thomas and Birdie are trying to survive by themselves so nothing is new the same old things; they work from daybreak and dawn.

          When the people who gathers slaves and sells them. Thomas and Birdie hears them to get Thomas and Birdie, thanks to Thomas’ quick thinking they fled the plantation. Birdie is on Thomas’ back, and Thomas is running for miles fowling the North Star the brightest star in the sky at night. They need a safe place to hid during the day, so the slave catchers won’t find them.

          While they were hiding they were soldiers in gray uniforms started yelling at them. Thomas stood up and yelled “Don’t shoot.” After the shooting, Corporal Henry Green {he is a Union Soldier} brings Thomas and Birdie back to his regiment. They don’t have to worry about going North they are marching with the army. Until the orders come through to move to the Battle of Gettysburg.

Million Dollar Throw

MILLION DOLLAR THROW

In Million Dollar Throw the main character Nate Brodie is an amazing football player with a good arm. He is nicknamed “Brady” not only for his arm, but also because he’s the biggest Tom Brady fan. He’s even saved up to buy a football signed by Tom Brady. When he does bye the football, he wins the chance for something he’s never dreamed of, to throw a pass through a target at a Patriots game for one million dollars. Nate should be excited. Things have been tough lately. His dad lost his job and his family is losing their home. It’s no secret that a million dollars would go a long way. So all Nate feels is pressure, and just when he needs it most, his golden arm begins to fail him. Will he make the pass? Million Dollar Throw is a perfect book for someone who likes sports. I enjoyed it and I hope you do to.

Red Badge of Courage By Stepen Crane

Red Badge of Courage

By Stephen Crane

       This book takes place during the Civil War. There is a man named Henry, he always wanted to be a hero. Henry wanted to enlist several times but his mother discouraged not to, because she said she needs more help on the farm instead on the battlefield.

       Henry hears about moving into battle tomorrow. He hears the news from his tent roommate, he is a big tall man named Jim. Henry thinks Jim knows everything around the world, but this is the eighth time they moved in two weeks without a single action. Jim and a loud soldier named Wilson were in a fight as they walked into Henry’s tent. As Henry started to pack his items into his knapsack he asked Jim if was going to be a real Battle. Jim said oh yes it is going to be one of the biggest battles ever.

       The next morning he found out that Jim was wrong. Other soldiers made fun of Jim and he even got into a fist fight. Wilson got into a fight to. After the wrong day came the other day came and move to a bridge. The next morning the battle begins, before the battle started Wilson handed Henry an envelope. He said give to my parents, I have a feeling I won’t make it. The thundering sounds of the cannon made Henry’s ears ring. The only thing that going through his head is will he stand and fight? Or will run away?  

 

PERFECT CHEMISTRY

AUTHOR: SIMONE ELKELES

 

Perfect Chemistry fits into the romance, and /or young adult. Brittany Ellis labeled to be the perfect teenage girl who has worked to keep up her picture perfect image, while handling that her parents are thinking about sending her little sister, Shelly, to a home for disabilities. Alex Fuentes, whose Spanish heritage and gang ties throughout him and his whole family, which has caused him chaos. The school semester starts, for science class, Brittany and Alex are assigned each other as lab partners at, their school, Fairfield High School. They begin to despise one another, but hide there attraction they have for each other. Brittany knows that Alex’s reputation will threaten everything she has been working for to keep her perfect image.

Despite Alex’s actions and look, he is actually a very intelligent guy with his school work. After his father was murdered, Alex and his two brothers were raised by his mother. Alex only participated in the gang to ensure him that his younger brothers are not forced to be in it. But beyond all that he is a regular teenage boy that likes cars, soccer, and chemistry.

Alex second guesses himself about Brittany and his connection towards another. Brittany begins to open up about her life introducing him to her secret, her sister who has been diagnosed with cerebral palsy, but doubt returns once more knowing that the gang lifestyle that had claimed his father’s life is bound to claim his also. What will happen between Alex and Brittany? Do they have chemistry?

Paint the wind

Paint the Wind

By: Pam Munoz Ryan

         Paint the Wind is about a girl Maya. Maya has an obsession with horses. One day her parents were out and they got in a wreck. Both died and Maya was sent to live with her grandma on her dad’s side. The only problem is her grandma is strict and hates animals. The only memento she has is a picture and a box of horses which she has to hide from her grandma.

         Every day for her is the same, wake up, make her bed, eat breakfast, get ready for school. One day when she is home, she doesn’t hear her grandma coming up the stairs. When her grandma sees the horses, she grabs them and tosses them in the dumpster. Maya can’t let her only memory of her mom be gone forever. When her grandma is busy, Maya sneaks outside and finds her horses, then takes them back to her room.

         The next day, Maya follows her normal routine. Since it’s Saturday, she doesn’t have school. She’s working on her homework when she hears her grandma start yelling. She rushes into the kitchen to see what is wrong. Her grandma is yelling at the maid saying she put pepper on the eggs. Maya keeps saying she watched her but her grandma keeps telling her she can taste it. Suddenly she collapses in the kitchen. Later Maya finds out her grandma had a stroke and died.

          Now Maya is shipped off to go see her mom’s sister. Maya doesn’t know much about them, but when two men show up looking like cowboys, she knows she is in for a big change. The men say they are her uncles and the last time they saw her she was little, but Maya has no memories of them. She is taken out to a place in the middle of nowhere where she has to sleep in a tepee. There is a woman and a boy about her age waiting. The woman, her aunt Vi, seems happy, the boy not so much.

         As the day goes on the boy, her cousin named Payton, turns out to be a pest. He is torturing her, hiding her stuff, and calling her names. Her aunt on the other hand has welcomed her like she was her own kid. She has given Maya riding lessons, and told her lots of stories such as the one about her horse Artamisa. She is told Artamisa escaped and now runs wild with her own heard.

One day, one of the horses is hurt and she is blamed. Maya’s aunt and cousin take it to the vet. While they are gone, Maya see’s Artamisa and figures she can walk over there and try to catch her to make up for what she did. While she is over trying to catch her, a landslide hits her. When she comes to, she can’t move her leg. How is Maya going to get back? What will happen to Artamisa? Read Paint the Wind to find out.

The Eleventh Plague (redo)

The Eleventh Plague (redo)

By: Jeff Hirsch

            This book is absolutely amazing. However, it’s not only a fiction book; it involves adventure, love, and survival. Plus, it could happen, and may happen in real life! The book appeals to anyone who likes realistic fiction, or “struggling to survive” books Which I personally find very appealing.

The book starts with a fifteen-year-old boy, Stephen Quinn, was born after a great war and only knows how to live the life of a salvager. The collapse, when everything went down, started the major problems for America, people dying, put into slavery, or worse. Stephen’s family survived but slowly died from “The Eleventh Plague,” which kills the person it infected.  After everyone in Stephen’s family died, off besides his grandpa, his dad, and himself, they stuck to the road with their wagon and mule. They will face, not only the death of a friends and a family member, but the hard choice with potential lovers, and others that will try to kill them! A big enemy the group will face is the Slavers, who take almost anyone and make them slaves for pulling wagons, farm, or even food! It will be hard, but he will learn a lot on the way, and save everyone who still remains.

The book is harsh on characters and doesn’t give much description of any thing. Although sometimes, like when Stephen and his father found a can of peaches, it is very, very, descriptive. I wouldn’t recommend this book to someone who dislikes violence or a lot of unsettling things. Even if it’s violent, and unsettling, it’s still a very good and catching book.

DEEP AND DARK AND DANGEROUS

DEEP AND DARK AND DANGEROUS

MARY DOWNING HAHN

By looking at the title you kind of have some questioning to do about the book. Where could Deep and Dark and Dangerous take place? We'll take a look at it in a second, after I tell you a little about the characters, and the plot! 

This story involves a middle aged child and her little cousin are sent to their old summer house that they soon fixed up and stay in for the summer. Before all of this, this trip started from Ali, the middle aged girl finding a photo of her mother, her aunt Dulcie, and another person that's been ripped out of the photo...

When they get to the summer house Ali meets a girl named Sissy. This girl is mean, rude, and mysterious. Sissy is also hiding something, could it be within her family? And how would Sissy know? 

BY READING THE REST OF THE BOOK YOU WILL FIND OUT HOW THIS BOOK ENDS UP!!!!!   * DUN DUN DUN *

The Fault in Our Stars

The fault in our stars

By: John Green

Hazel Grace Lancaster is a stage IV- cancer survivor and has been for three years. When she becomes depressed so does her mother. Her mother thinks it will be a good idea for Hazel Grace to go to group counseling. At first Hazel is against it, all why wouldn’t she, she is a teenage girl. At first she is she and hesitant to go, that is until she meets Augustus Waters, who’s also a cancer survivor.

Hazel Grace is a sixteen year old girl who has to face the trials of a normal teenage girl who has to deal with the normal trial that every girl has; boys, drama, friends, and of course many more. But she also has had to deal with more, cancer. Hazel Grace has gone through what I think everyone has. She has had those days where nothing seems to go right and all she can do is cry herself to sleep. I mean what girl hasn’t done that?

When Hazel Grace meets Augustus everything changes. As she meets Augustus she meets herself. As she learns to love she learns to love herself. She has learned that what’s on the outside isn’t always on the inside. That no matter what you have that you are still a person, you are still a human being. But most importantly she learns who she is and who she has become. 

Avatar the Last Air Bender Fire By: Michael Dante DiMartino

This is a book scary, sad and creep. This book tells a story about a kid named Ange he is 113 year old kid he has black hair, brown eyes, and was born with arrow tattoos. He and his pet /best friend Appa (a flying bison) were frozen when Ange ran away on Appa during a storm over the ocean. One day a 15 year old girl named Katara (she is brunette with blue eyes) and her brother Suka (is also a brunette and blue eyed) broke the ice that Ange and Appa were in and they stared they journey to to save the world and the fire lord. Ange, Katara, and suka meet a 13 year old girl named Taff (she is blind but can still see) Taff teaches Ange earth bending and Katara teaches him Ange water bending Ange and his friends go on this long quest there is danger that lies ahead but they take anything that comes there way they are flowed by prince Zuko (black haired and brown eyed) son of the fire lord .They make friends with Zuko. He tries to teach Ange fire bending but can’t. Will Ange ever learn fire bending? Will Zuko be able to teach Ange fire bending? Or will the fire lord rule forever.

The rise of nine

The rise of nine

By: Pittacus Lore

     Since they were born they have had to fight for the survival of their species, leaving behind their destroyed planet Lorine. The last ten of the “special ones” are left to fight with their unknown abilities. With their Cepone who are “the ones who are there to protect them with their lives.”  Running for 16 years they decide to stop and fight. With numbers 1, 2, 3 dead John Smith or number 4 fights for survival with his fire resistance, telekinesis, superstrength and super speed he sounds invincible.

     With the charm the mogidorians are left to kill each person in the grade in order from 1 to 10. With John being next in line for death his cepone dies in action. Then he is left to fend on his own. With an unknown protector he tries to find the rest of the grade. In the meantime Victoria or “number 6” tries to find john with her invisibility telekinesis healing and super strength.

    When John finds a new friend named Sam, they find out that Sam’s father was a protector of the grade. Following in his father’s footsteps Sam wants to help. This book has many different combinations of genres between action, adventure, and romance this book is the perfect trifecta for me I hope it is the same for you!

Heartland

Heartland

(Coming Home)

Lauren Brooke

Coming home is a book about a family ranch. The charters are Amy Fleming, Lou Fleming, Marian Fleming, Jack Bartlett, Syria, Ashley Grant, and Ty Borden. The family ranch is called Heartland, a place where horses go to be healed, rehomed, and learn to trust people again, after being beaten on.

    One day Amy and her friend, Syria, go up a trail on the mountains because Amy wanted to show her a black stallion she had seen a few days before.  When they reach the field the stallion was in a few days before the horse was gone or so they thought. When they start to turn around they hear a loud nay coming from a small barn. Amy hurries back home to get her mom.

When Amy arrives home she hurries and gets her mom. They both head up the mountain to get the black stallion. On their way home something very bad happens but you will have to read the book to find out what happens.

 

The Land of Stories

The Wishing Spell

By Frank Minchow

 

          This book is a fiction book also it is a fantasy book, action, adventure and a little mystery in it as well. This story is fast paced and about some of your fairy tale characters in them. There are two main character they are twins and their names are Alex a girl and Conner a boy.

          After they were done with school they found a very happy surprise when their grandma was their which was kind of rare. Then came another surprise they got her book The Land of Stories book for their birthday which made them happy.

          After a week their started weird things the book started glowing and Alex noticed that stuff can pass through it. Then one day Alex and Conner who found out fell into the book and landed in one place they never thought possible The Land of Stories. They then started to try to find a way out by only one way through looking the land and hoping to get out. Will they make it or will something stop them? Read to find out more.

Hot Hand

Hot Hand

By: Mike Lupica

Hot hand is a story about a boy names Billy who has his heart set on winning this year basketball championship. Billy has some other problems other than winning the basketball championship. His parents are getting a divorce which him unfocused. His younger brother Ben is having even tougher time then Billy is. Billy is the best basketball player on the team and the best shooter in the league. Billy isn't having a good season because of all the problems at home. Billy team makes to the championship game. His dad has been on his butt about pass and not always shooting the ball when he gets it.

        Finally the day of the championship games his here and it turns out that his brother piano recital is the same day at the same time. His brother is one of the best piano players there is. Billy chose to go and watch his brother play in piano recital then go to the biggest game of the season.

        Him and his dad make it to the game in the fourth quarter just be for it starts. They are down four points. At the end of the game the score is tied with 30 seconds left. They make a play just for Billy and the play works perfectly he was in the corner all by himself wide open. Right before Billy shots his friend Lenny gets open under the net, and he passes it to him to win the championship game. Just as all that happens his Ben walks in the door to see him pass the ball to win the game. After seeing that Ben is all better.

Dog Tags: Prisoners of War

Dog Tags: Prisoners of War

By: C. Alexander London

Dog Tags, by C. Alexander London, is a book series about dogs, and their use in different wars. This certain Dog tags, Prisoners of War, takes place in a remote Belgian forest in the winter. As it seems, the book would spike the interest of someone that likes reading fiction war books, like myself.

Anyway, Miguel, the main character in the book, is a 16 year old American medic that was just deployed near the front lines, but not in contact with any enemies. Medics aren’t allowed to carry a weapon, FYI. While in a trench waiting for the Nazis, he meets a gunman named Goldsmith. Goldsmith keeps talking about his home, and his Jewish heritage. At first Miguel doesn’t say anything nor look at Goldsmith. However as time goes on, Miguel starts to lighten up and become friends with Goldsmith. While they’re talking they start saying things like yutz, or vato, which is Spanish. All of a sudden, artillery starts booming down to the ground, like a tornado hitting a hill of unstable C4. Nazis were attacking! Bullets whizzing by, Goldsmith stands and fires at the incoming Nazis.

Then, American soldiers start yelling, “Medic!” After that, Goldsmith says, “Hey, vato, I think they need you,” but Miguel hesitates, the other soldiers still crying out for a medic. Then Goldsmith says, “Don’t be a yutz, get to work!” Finally Miguel grabs his medic bag and runs toward the cries. He goes from trench to trench bandaging as many soldiers as he can. Later, after Miguel gets to his fourth man he realizes he is not moving, or breathing, just still. Then Miguel notices it’s the man who is supposed to be giving orders, the Sargent. “Hey, Sarge?” Miguel says, “Sarge!” He turns the still man from his position and saw that the Sargent was gone. His eyes were wide open and just above them, his skull had been torn open, the parts of destroyed brain visible were bluish-red like the morning sunrise. That’s when Miguel stopped; he couldn’t take any more of it. He fought with himself, still in the trench with the diseased Sargent. He wanted to fight, but knew he couldn’t. Suddenly another artillery shell boomed above him. A large branch of a tree landed on Miguel knocking him out, cold.

When he awoke he first noticed everyone had gone, the Nazis overran the place. He peaked up from the trench, and saw a dead Nazi soldier lying in the snow, giving off a whining sound. In a split second a dog jumped from behind the dead soldier biting, and jumping at Miguel. However, the dog stopped mid jump… he was on a leash that the Nazi had in his dead, frozen hand. Miguel then jumped out the other side of the trench, but the dog kept jumping towards him, slowly pulling his master. Luckily, the dog falls in the trench and can’t get out. Miguel then hears Nazis in the distance, so he looks through the bushes and sees the Nazis had taken his comrades prisoner. They were marching down the road, into the distant fog.

Miguel decides he can’t do this alone; he needs someone to track the Nazis, so he can free his friends and redeem himself for his foolish behaviors. He goes back to the trenches, and slowly but surely befriends the dog and names him Yutz. Now he is on his mission, with no plans, and only one way of navigation, a dog. He is going to have a really hard road, meet a rebellion, even sneak into the base disguised as a Nazi, but one goal stays the same, rescue his fellow Americans.

The book is very exciting and entertaining to read. It will, without a doubt, hold the attention of almost anyone who starts to read it.

FLIP

Flip

By: Martyn Bedford

14 year old Alex finds himself in a strange house with strange people inside. They call up to Alex by the name of Phillip. So he believes he crashed at Phillip’s house and Phillip is in the bathroom. So as he looks around to find Phillip, he doesn't find a single soul. No one is in the bathroom. So his main instinct is to go downstairs. There he finds a strange looking family at the table eating breakfast.

After all of the confusion and his heads spinning because he is being called by the name Phillip, he heads back up stairs to the bathroom to see if this is a cruel joke, but he finds something a little bit bigger than a little joke. He looks into the bathroom mirror to find a different person. His first instinct is to try to wake himself up, but that doesn't work. “This is real” He said to himself.

Trying his hardest to fit in like this kid named Phillip whose body he is in, Alex will find a lot more about himself then he will about Phillip. Some people will try to stop Alex from uncovering the truth about this mystery, and very few will try to help him on his journey back to his own body. I really enjoyed this book. It made me want to keep on reading. It is full of details; plot twists and makes a reader want to keep on reading the book. I highly recommend this to anyone who wants to read a good mystery. 

Halo: The Fall of Reach

Halo: The Fall of Reach

 Eric S. Nylund

So if you haven’t read Halo: The Fall of Reach then you’re missing out. It is a really depicted and detailed book. So any ways the main characters were Captain Keys, Master Chief (John), Kelly, and Cortana. It all starts out with the bloody Human-Covenant War, were humans make first contact with the Covenant in the year 2525 and they have bend fighting up to 2552. Destroying a human cargo vessel, then a scout ship. It got serious, the UNSC (United Nations Space Command) sends out three Destroyers its 3 to 1 humans have the advantage. Humans lose 2 and the other Destroyer space jumps back to Reach.

 

Outnumbered and outgunned, the soldiers seem to have little chance against the Covenant, but Reach holds a secret. It is the training ground for the very first super soldiers. Code named SPARTANs, these advanced solders, specially bioengineered and technologically fit are the best of the best. They are highly trained and equipped with powerful MJOLNIR battle armor, designed to respond as quickly as the soldier's thoughts. The fate of humankind may rest with these warriors, or maybe even one warrior.

Now, as the Covenant attack begins, a handful of SPARTANs stand ready to wage war. They will kill, they will be killed, but they will never surrender. And at least one of them the SPARTAN known as Master Chief will live to fight another day on a mysterious and ancient, artificial world called Halo.

Diary of a Wimpy Kid

 Diary of a Wimpy Kid

By: Jeff Kinney

          The first look People get at this book might make it seem pointless to them. However, this book has a great moral to it and can actually teach us all a couple valuable lessons in life. It’s a story full of drama and broken friendships.

          Greg Heffley, the main character, and his best friend Rowley Jefferson are about to go to their first day of middle school. Middle school will change both of their lives forever. It doesn't help that Rodrick, Greg’s older brother is constantly being a jerk and pulling pranks on him. Rodrick once woke up early and pulled a prank that made Greg think he slept through the whole summer. Greg got yelled at when his dad caught him eating Cheerios at three in the morning.

          Next, Greg loses Rowley, his one and only friend when they get into a huge fight. Earlier in the year Greg and Rowley had signed up for safety patrol, which meant they had to walk kindergarteners home from school every day. Let’s just say they fought over a responsibility issue. Greg finally fesses up about his wrongdoings, and loses Rowley in the process. Greg is friendless throughout the majority of his first middle school year.

          Within their last week of school, Greg and Rowley pick a fight. Some teenagers from the local high school show up and scare everyone away. Greg and Rowley must regain their friendship in order to escape the high schoolers.

Si-Cology

Si-Cology

By: Silas Robertson

“Hey jack!” I bet you’ve heard this before. Si Robertson’s book Si-Cology is an autobiography about Si’s life. Si's book has five main stages in his life. For anyone who doesn’t know who Si is, he is the uncle to Willie Robertson, the main character in the T.V. show Duck dynasty. Si is also a Vietnam veteran. He is very funny and has the habit to stretch the truth. He has also become the majority of the T.V. shows viewers favorite character.        

Si’s book gives stories and memories from his entire life. Si talks most about his child hood, tagging along with Phil and Tommy (Si’s older brothers) hunting squirrels, ducks and fishing. Si had many siblings, but he mainly stuck with Phil and Tommy. Si, Phil and Tommy hunted and fished every chance they got. Some times this got them in trouble; they often hunted on private property. In Fact Si’s mom went to a farmer’s house to sell baskets to the farmer’s wife. When she arrived the farmer told her that her boys had been hunting on his property. She apologized and told the farmer she would tell them to stop, but the farmer said that the boys had his full permission to hunt on his land. But he told Si’s mom not to tell the boys because he enjoyed chasing them off his land.

As a teen Si played football, but wasn’t as good as Phil who had a chance to be in the NFL. He was a semi good student, getting mainly C’s on his assignments. Si mainly stuck to fishing and hunting ducks. Si actually spent most of his time fishing. Si loved to fish and hunt squirrels.

  Si never wanted to go to college, but his parents forced him to. He spent his collage day partying and hunting. He went hunting and fishing most day and partied at night. The one time Si actually tried to do well on was his last test of the season which he got a high C on. Si then dropped out and moved back in with his parents.

Quickly after Si dropped out he was drafted into the army. Si’s army years are my personal favorite. He tells of working in the sniper tower, to driving 18-wheelers, and being on guard duty. Si also got in rock fights with Vietnamese children. One day while he was sitting in a tower a rock struck him in the temple. The next day he brought a sling shot and a bucket of rocks with him and when a rock hit him he opened fired.

 Last but not least Si tells about when he meets his wife. He and She were married and had two kids, Judy and Scott, who both were much like their father. Judy however was very intelligent and was even accepted to a school in England. Scott, on the other hand has autism. Scott wanted to be like his dad so his dream was to be in the army like Si, but the army doesn’t accept people with autism. Although he had problems, Scott actually recovered from theses and was accepted into the army. How he was accepted, Si doesn’t know but Scott did say to him in a letter “What they didn’t ask, I didn’t tell.”

Si’s book has hundreds of more stories than the ones listed in this review. Anyone who has a kindle or any other reading device, I highly recommend this book. It’s funny and gives the reader some background knowledge about America’s favorite uncle, Si.