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Black Star, Bright Dawn

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4 star:		(7)
3 star:		(2)
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1 star:		(1)

 

 

I read this for a seventh grade advanced class. I like this book, because you never know what is going to happen next in it. I thought for sure i knew what was going to go on, and the exact opposite happened! I also like the way that Scott O'dell made this book. All of the characters are formed well and you knew exactly what he was talking about. It has a lot of adventure in it, that is one of the many good things about this book. For anyone who likes adventure stories I think this would be a good book for them to read. I really enjoyed it. In some parts of the book I really felt sorry for Bright Dawn, but a lot of the other parts were happy. I loved reading about Bright Dawn, Black Star and all of the others going out on their adventures. The suspence, the adventures, the real life situations, and much more is what kept me in it. If you read it I am sure you will agree with me too.

Bright Dawn is a teenage Eskimo girl who loves dog sledding. One day when her father was preparing to race in the Iditarod, a 1,200 mile race, he got so injured that he couldn't race. Of course while Bright Dawn was sorry that her father was hurt, she was ecstatic that she would be taking his place. She comes across many dangers such as the bull moose, a vicious moose that attacks the human and the dogs on the team. Bright Dawn also makes some friends including Oteg, an experienced racer, and a girl that she saves who later ends up quitting. At the end of the race neither Bright Dawn nor her dogs were tired of running. With Black Star, Bright Dawn's favorite dog, in the lead, they set off for home.

This book flows very well. Every sentence ties in to the next and every paragraph ties in with the next Scott O'Dell, like he often does, has a girl main character, natives that play important roles, and exciting adventures. This book is mainly about action and changes. His writing can put on a "film" in your mind of what's happening in the story.

If you have not yet read this book, than you should. I would recommend it to the children 8-12. It's a great story for animal lovers and adventurous ones. Adults might appreciate the story but it is clearly meant for the younger generation.

It is refreshing to have a female heroine to counter Paulsen's male survival specialists. Bright Dawn is a teenage Eskimo girl whose father has trained her to handle a dog sled, after the death of her older brother. In defiance of their social customs, she trains in a male-dominated area of expertise. When her father is forced to withdraw as the village's representative in Alaska's gruelling Iditarod, he urges his daughter to take his place, since village money and honor are at stake.

It takes an incredible combination of factors to win this thousand-mile race across arctic wastes; knowledge of huskies and use of all supplies, wisdom in determining when to stop and when to continue; experience with human nature since other contestants may use foul means or sly tricks to leave competitors behind. And never underestimate the forces of vicious and capricious Nature: weather, topography, wild animals.

Bright star learns to trust her beloved dog, Black Star (part Husky-part wolf) for many things, including her very life. But can she trust herself--her knowledge of dog teams and which of the entrants to believe. Can she expect compassion or help from the others, who are just as determined to win the prize for their village or city? She is not the only female in the race, but will the women prove more kindly or vulnerable?

Bright Star learns much from this race, especially about her worst enemy: Fear. This brave heroine is torn between Eskimo superstition and her modern education. Is there place for good sportsmanship in the Iditarod? This exciting tale of survival in the Alaskan wilderness will captivate readers of all ages.

This is a good book for 5th boys and girls. It is mostly about a girl who runs into a lot of danger along the way. That's what makes it a good book. If you choose to read this book I hope you have fun reading.

I picked this up from the freebie shelf in the library. I must confess I was attracted to the cover. I love reading about women and their dogs. If there was an adult novel out there along these lines, I would pick it up. Nevertheless, this was a decent read and I learned a lot about the Iditarod race and dog sledding in general in the hour it took me to read it.

The novel is about Bright Dawn, a young Eskimo woman who has just graduated high school. The year I am uncertain of. Her dad has plans to race the famous Iditarod but hurts himself just weeks before the race. Bright Dawn takes over. She spends days racing with her favorite dog, Black Star in the lead. There are tons of problems, ranging from moose chasing them, blizzards, white outs, injured dogs, and floating pieces of ice.

Bright Dawn may not win the race, but she is in for a some life lessons and experiences she will never forget. Four stars because of the lack of emotion on the heroine's part. Book never gets "into" her head. Also, the character, Oteg was a bit annoying.

Black Star Bright dawn is an awesome book if you like stories about Sled races.The book is about a girl named Bright Dawn with her dog black Star.Bright Dawn has to race in a sled race for one-hundred miles.The only reason she has to race is because he father had a wreck in practice and broke his shoulder.She wins the race for $200,000, but scince she was a child she only won $50,000.I will not tell you the rest you will have to find out for yourself.

This book is very interesting but there was parts i don't like about it was about the middle of the book and it did get boring. The begingof the book was really boring because her father went to the hospital because of his hand and he had to get surgery onit so that was the boring part beacse you dont know what is going to happen and i only like mystery books because i like fineing mysterys so that way i didn't really like it but he does have some good books .

This book was hard to understand and had a lot of hard words in it, but besides that I thought that this was a cool book. My favorite part of the book was when they had to stop and camp for a while, and lived off of trout. I only gave this book three stars because in the beginning chapters it was so boring, but the more and more I read the more and more I started liking the book, so that's why I gave this book three stars.

This story is a great book if you are ever stuck indoors during a winter storm. This story is about an eskimo girl, named Bright Dawn, who races through the blistering cold with her best friend. Her friend is a dog named, Black Star. Since Bright Dawn's dad, Bartok, crashed the sled and hurt his shoulder, she had to race...

Scott O'Dell once again creates a stirring novel about ateenager set out on one of the most dangerous races ever. Her fatheris injured while training, so she takes his place. From then on, it is a race for not only 1st place but for her life. She puts her life completely into the hands of her dogs. You come to realize how much she needs them, and if one of them dies, it is as bad as her dying. It makes you wonder at the danger people will put themselves in, and selfishness and courage, and most of all, loyalty and trust. After I read it, I could think of nothing else. It is one of the most inspirering books that I have ever read.