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Arlo Finch in the Valley of Fire by John August
5.0
We've read books based on Scouting, and inevitably I get lost in the badges, ranks, etc. This one was amazingly different - and utterly unpredictable.
Sure, the tale has all the requisite badge and wilderness survival stuff - but it's chock full of magic, as well, and a MC who discovers his own magical abilities and friends along the way.
The story is unpredictable, as well. I did not see the rampaging, blood-thirsty creature that hunts the MC in his own house coming at all. As a reader, I'm rarely taken so by surprise - and I enjoyed it!
My 13-year-old son recommends this, with his concise "Yeah, it's a good read."
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Sure, the tale has all the requisite badge and wilderness survival stuff - but it's chock full of magic, as well, and a MC who discovers his own magical abilities and friends along the way.
The story is unpredictable, as well. I did not see the rampaging, blood-thirsty creature that hunts the MC in his own house coming at all. As a reader, I'm rarely taken so by surprise - and I enjoyed it!
My 13-year-old son recommends this, with his concise "Yeah, it's a good read."
Visit my blog for more great middle grade book recommendations, free teaching materials and fiction writing tips: https://amb.mystrikingly.com/