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The Secret Journeys Of Jack London, Book One: The Wild (2012)

by Christopher Golden(Favorite Author)

3.42 of 5 Votes: 1

ISBN

006186319X (ISBN13: 9780061863196)

languge

English

genre

Horror

publisher

HarperTeen

series

The Secret Journeys of Jack London

review 1: When I picked up this book, I expected a Jack London-like outdoor adventure featuring a boy, wolves, and survival. However, this book is more hints of The Call of the Wild with a supernatural, ghost story twist. Authors Golden and Lebbon place a young Jack London in the Yukon searching for gold, but they draw from the myths and legends of that area and time period to add to their story. Jack’s story has wilderness adventures with a spooky, surreal tinge to them.Although it was different than I expected, The Wild is a good read for teen boys who enjoy frightening, but not too gory stories. The story is fast-paced and intriguing, but doesn’t rely on detailed descriptions of blood and gore for its spine chilling aspects. Jack is a strong character with a good head on... more his shoulders, a sense of loyalty and a desire to see justice done. This is an interesting and different kind of read for adventure lovers.The writing is not great from a literature perspective. They use tons of sentences stuck together with hyphens and commas. However, the story is well-paced for the intended audience and the characters are believable in an unbelievable story.
review 2: A spiritual look at the call to adventure in the Alaskan wilderness geared for middle grade to lower high school ages boys or girls. This book includes searching for gold, being kidnapped, facing mythical creatures, and learning about the connection to the wilderness. It is not non-stop action but has enough to appeal to most readers while also exploring some deeper issues. There is some violence when the Wendigo (mythical creature) attacks. less

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