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horse_queen_13's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
informative
inspiring
medium-paced
jbolwerk8's review against another edition
3.0
*Battle of the Books 22-23*
I thought it was good for an elementary level book. It was just a lot of constant action, but in a book that short I understand. It did a good job of showing how things affected both Clare and Ranger.
I thought it was good for an elementary level book. It was just a lot of constant action, but in a book that short I understand. It did a good job of showing how things affected both Clare and Ranger.
readingthroughtheages's review against another edition
5.0
I think this one is my favorite in the series!
panda_incognito's review against another edition
5.0
This disaster survival story is incredibly gripping, and I appreciate how the author represented Clare's courage and tenacity while also being realistic about her physical limitations as a young girl. She isn't able to hack through the roof with her dad's ax, for example, but her efforts show immense inner strength, and her challenges are all the more suspenseful because the author doesn't give her unrealistic, easy ways out.
I also appreciate how the author wove in her characters' Christian faith. There isn't a spiritual message to the story, but Clare and her grandma often exclaim things like, "Oh, Lord!" in a religious sense, and Clare repeatedly prays throughout her struggles. The series as a whole is secular, but this volume respectfully portrays the faith of many African Americans affected by Hurricane Katrina.
This chapter book honors the victims, survivors, and rescuers involved in Katrina without sanitizing the horror of the storm or the ways that racism and classism affected recovery efforts. The historical note in the back shares a lot more detail about the storm and aftermath, shares photos, and explains which specific elements of the story the author created based on her research and interviews.
Although the concept of a time-traveling rescue dog seems gimmicky, I have been very impressed with this series, and the author portrays Ranger in a realistic way. He truly seems like a dog, and the author put a lot of effort into thinking through how an animal would react in many of these situations, especially given that the dog knows even less about what is happening than the child he's helping. It's easy and enjoyable to suspend disbelief, and this series is so thoughtful and well-researched that it can appeal to teenagers and adults as well.
I also appreciate how the author wove in her characters' Christian faith. There isn't a spiritual message to the story, but Clare and her grandma often exclaim things like, "Oh, Lord!" in a religious sense, and Clare repeatedly prays throughout her struggles. The series as a whole is secular, but this volume respectfully portrays the faith of many African Americans affected by Hurricane Katrina.
This chapter book honors the victims, survivors, and rescuers involved in Katrina without sanitizing the horror of the storm or the ways that racism and classism affected recovery efforts. The historical note in the back shares a lot more detail about the storm and aftermath, shares photos, and explains which specific elements of the story the author created based on her research and interviews.
Although the concept of a time-traveling rescue dog seems gimmicky, I have been very impressed with this series, and the author portrays Ranger in a realistic way. He truly seems like a dog, and the author put a lot of effort into thinking through how an animal would react in many of these situations, especially given that the dog knows even less about what is happening than the child he's helping. It's easy and enjoyable to suspend disbelief, and this series is so thoughtful and well-researched that it can appeal to teenagers and adults as well.
csalek's review against another edition
5.0
Tour de force.
I have questions about Ranger's origin story and the mechanism of time travel that weren't answered here, but that's on me for starting with Book 8.
I have questions about Ranger's origin story and the mechanism of time travel that weren't answered here, but that's on me for starting with Book 8.
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