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StillLookingForCarmenSanDiego

Alone Against the North: An Expedition into the Unknown | Adam Shoalts

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Modern explorers do exist, especially in Canada's vast and unforgiving wilderness. We follow Shoalts as he seeks out an uncharted waterway. I've seen reviews complaining that the author comes off as vain and egotistical, but I didn't really get that from the audio. I think every explorer in history has to be vain to some degree, to even attempt their exploits. I do wish I had read a physical copy tho, as I assume it would include photos & maps.

ShelleyBooksie I really enjoyed this one as well! 3d

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vonnie862

Island of the Blue Dolphins | Scott O'Dell

From the list, my top 3 are:

1. Island of the Blue Dolphins
2. The Giver
3. Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry

#TLT #ThreeListThursday @dabbe

dabbe You're in good company! 🤩 Love your choices, too. The 17 books I read were ones I read while teaching middle school in the 90s! 😂 Thanks for playing and sharing. 🤩🤗🤩 5d

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Sara_Planz

The Wild Robot | Peter Brown

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As the world feels scarier and scarier each day, I decided to find something to read that would be comforting and uplifting, and The Wild Robot was that book. For middle-grade readers (but frankly, anyone should be reading this), Peter Brown gives us a found family that will warm your heart and make you believe in unconditional love. I think it would be great for a family to read and talk about together. All the stars!!

Bookzombie I love this book and have recommended it multiple times. 🙂 5d

AnneCecilie Have you seen the movie? 5d

Sara_Planz @AnneCecilie I have not yet but will be 5d

AnneCecilie I loved the movie and didn‘t know it was based on a book until a saw it 5d

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Meghan1

Bringing the Boy Home | N. A. Nelson

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Book 3 of 2025. Four stars for the story, which follows two boys growing up in an isolated tribe in the Amazon. The only thing I didn‘t like, explained in the author‘s note, is that almost everything in the story is made up - the tribe isn‘t real, some of the plants and animals named aren‘t real, and most of the language the “Takunami” tribe uses is made up. The story is based on an idea about unknown tribes in the jungle. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

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My Side of the Mountain | Jean Craighead George

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At first I was like, come on! a 12yr old city boy is tanning deer hide! But the mention of the Civil Defense put the whole Cold War, nuclear fear thing gave context to why Sam studied up on survival skills. Made it more enjoyable, and overall I ended up liking it more than I thought I would.

2/80

#ReadingMyTBRs #Reading2025 @DieAReader

#BookSpinBingo @TheAromaofBooks

DieAReader 🎉Excellent! 1w

TheBookgeekFrau @DieAReader 🙌🏼🩵 1w

TheAromaofBooks I was a huge fan of “runaway“ books growing up, and this was a favorite. I loved the sketches and recipes that made me feel (falsely 😂) like I could take this book and use it as a guide. 1w

TheBookgeekFrau @TheAromaofBooks Something tells me you have a story here! 😂😂 1w

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connor.duell

Into the Wild | Jon Krakauer

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In this novel, Chris Johnson McCandless goes on an amazing journey throughout North America, eventually leading to his death in 1992. This book is a true nonfiction story that has touched the hearts of many and inspired many to go out and enjoy the vast places we live in. Chris started his journey in 1990, first heading west to Mexico.

connor.duell In Mexico, Chris faced the struggles of the unforgiving desert. After almost dying in a sandstorm Chris steered his attention back to America. Since Chris had burned all his money at the start of the trip he was as homeless as he could get. Chris came back North in hopes of finding a job to get some money for Alaska. This was the point where Chris met Wayne Westerberg. Wayne immediately took a liking to Alex and said he would give him a job. 2w

connor.duell For little over a month, Chris worked hard long days in the sun at the farm in Carthage, South Dakota. Wayne said Chris was one of the hardest-working people he ever had at the farm. After Wayne gets arrested for selling television antennas Chris decides to start back on his journey to Alaska. Walking through the day and hitchhiking as much as possible Chris finally had made some progress in his journey. It was Arizona where Chris met Ronald Franz 2w

connor.duell Chris spent some days living with the lonely man and told 80-year-old Ronald to go take a vacation and live out his days traveling. From this point, Chris made his journey to the west coast through British Columbia to Alaska where he met his death in April 1992. After two moose hunters discovered Chris's body only two days after his death they also found Chris's notebook. This notebook documented his whole journey. The main quote that was found is 2w

connor.duell “Happiness is only real when shared.“ This quote has inspired many today including myself. If true stories of mountaineering and living on the land inspire I would give this book a read. Books like White Fang and Call of the Wild are very similar to “Into the Wild“. The reason I chose an eagle to symbolize the book is because of freedom. We are all lucky enough to have the opportunity to live in a place where we have full freedom. Fredom to go on 2w

connor.duell an adventure and spend time with friends traveling the world. The theme of this book is individual versus society, nature, and survival. All of which create a suspenseful read. The movie is also incredible to watch. I would suggest reading the book first and then watching the movie since the book has some extra information which is good entail. 2w

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TheBookgeekFrau

My Side of the Mountain | Jean Craighead George

"I am on my mountain in a tree home that people have passed without ever knowing that I am here."

#FirstLineFridays
@ShyBookOwl

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TheBookgeekFrau

My Side of the Mountain | Jean Craighead George

Tea and a book 😊

@Margot78 Hello 2w

TheBookgeekFrau @@Margot78 🙌🏼🙌🏼 2w

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elijah.reibin

Ground Zero | Alan Gratz

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Ground Zero, created by Alan Gratz follows two parallel stories that is framed around the 9/11 attack during and after the incident. In 2001, a young boy named Brandon is trapped within the World Trade Center, also known as the Twin Towers, after the terrorist attack happened and tries to survive. In 2019, an Afghan girl named Reshima faces consequences on the ongoing war in Afghanistan from the result of 9/11. Through both characters experiences,

elijah.reibin the book follows the theme terrorism, survival, war, and the risk of their own lives through global conflict. Both characters show how even in tough situations, the only way to survive is to face conflicts, and I highly recommended this book if you like how the main character struggles to overcome obstacles to keep themselves alive. In the photo, it has the recharge of the twin towers, but the symbol throughout the book is the dust on the (edited) 2w

elijah.reibin front of the page. Dust represents the aftermath of the destruction from the twin towers and the collapse of Afghanistan. The violence from Brandon‘s point of view represents the immediate chaos and the loss of purity, while Reshima‘s view on cruelty signifies the ongoing suffering and instability in her world after the 9/11 attack. Throughout the book, dust is the reminder of how the actions of one‘s enemies can affect the individual and society, 2w

elijah.reibin which lets us think of the outcome when violence can become a far-reaching problem. 2w

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