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Title: The Great Turkey Walk by Kathleen Karr ISBN: 0-374-42798-4 Publisher: Sunburst Pub. Date: 01 September, 2000 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $5.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4 (16 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: When Simon Met Turkeys
Comment: The Great Turkey Walk is definitely one of Kathleen Karr's best. It is a very unique book. The title sounds a little weird, but turkeys are not what the book is all about. The language used in the book draws the reader back into the 1800's of the Wild West of Missouri. When Simon Green first buys 1000 turkeys, he's rather confused about what to do with them. He finds a mule-skinner to drive the mules he needs to help drive the turkeys all the way to Denver with him. His third-grade teacher loans him some money to pay for the skinner and the turkeys. When he finally gets on the road there is much more trouble and three surprise guests! One of the reasons I recommend this book is because it has lots of interesting characters. One of them, Mr. Peece, is a drunk. But, since Simon has hired him as a mule-skinner, he never takes a drink. When they get to Denver, Mr. Peece helps Simon set up an auction for however many turkeys they have left in the end. (They lose a few along the way.) Also along the way they pick up Jabeth, a friendly, run-away slave. When they get closer to Denver they find Lizzie, a sixteen-year-old orphan, whose family died when they got a plague from grasshoppers. Simon falls in love with her as soon as they pick her up. Another great addition to the story is... ACTION. When Simon, Mr. Peece and Jabeth go into an unknown town, they meet up with some unfriendly soldiers, who start shooting at the turkeys. As soon as that happens, Simon gets a little overprotective. He starts punching one of the soldiers and ends up beating him up pretty badly. Also along the way, they meet with Simon's long lost dad, who takes Simon's turkeys and ties Simon and Mr. Peece up. (Jabeth hides behind a bush) When he and his companions get out, they have a very hard time getting the turkeys back. This is a great book; I highly recommend it.
One reason why another person might not enjoy this book, is that it some of the action gets a little repetitive. When Simon's dad comes and steals the turkeys from Simon, something like that happens again. And they run into Indians twice. However, each time it happens, you still get the same rush of suspense. This book has a great ending, it's a page-turner and fun to read.
Rating: 4
Summary: The great turkey walk
Comment: The Great Turkey Walk is one of those Rudy like stories where a person who no one believes goes out and does something no one thinks he could have done. The main character Simon is not very smart, after his 3rd time through kindergarten his teacher "graduates" him and tells him its time to do something with his life. So he comes up with an idea to buy a flock turkeys for cheap then walk them across the country to sell for a higher price in Denver. Along the way he'll experience many hardships and befriend a wide range of people. I found this book to be a very interesting and enjoyable read. The book is a little childish but still fun to read.
Rating: 3
Summary: The Great Turkey Walk
Comment: I belive that The Great Turkey Walk was an average book. It was fun to read, but also, a little on the easy side. It was a good book, but didn't offer a challenge to the reader.
On the good side, it has a really great storyline with a lot of little twists. Parts of the story where you think the Turkeys are safe, you may want to think twice. It is also fun to watch how the main character grows up. He starts out very slow, but as the story progresses, he starts to mature more and more, being able to make all the choices on his own before the story is done.
All in all i think it is a good reading experience and that people will not regret reading it. Not to metion it starts out fast, and ends that way.
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Title: The School Story by Andrew Clements, Brian Selznick ISBN: 0689851863 Publisher: Aladdin Paperbacks Pub. Date: 01 August, 2002 List Price(USD): $5.99 |
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Title: Moccasin Trail (Puffin Newberry Library) by Eloise Jarvis McGraw ISBN: 0140321705 Publisher: Puffin Books Pub. Date: 01 October, 1986 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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