Flash Fire [Hardcover]

Caroline B. Cooney (Author)

Product Details

• Hardcover: 198 pages
• Publisher: Demco Media (1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0606092846
• ISBN-13: 978-0606092845
• Product Dimensions: 7 x 4.5 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (34 customer reviews)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A page-turner, June 4, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: Flash Fire (Paperback)

Caroline Cooney's "Flash Fire" is a real page turner. I think that anyone who reads this book will be almost guarenteed to enjoy it. Although I think "Emergency Room" is better for the writing style, teachers will find this book easy to use for novel studies. I just had to read this book for a novel study and so many kids read ahead. They were unable to stop reading ahead. Here is a part from the book that I remember: As Hall Press laid in his swimming pool staring up at the orange sky, resembling a basketball, a group of bikers jumped over the hill, the fire right on their heels and disapeared into the canyon. Now, this may not be the exact words but that was the way I enterpreted it. The only thing that you have to keep in mind is to pay close attention to what happens so you don't wind up like a classmate of mine. As we were in reading group, discussing the ending of the book he asked "Did he die??"

If you are pondering the answer to this question, read "Flash Fire". You won't be disapointed! :)

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A suspenseful cliff hanger, May 27, 2001

A Kid's Review

This review is from: Flash Fire (Paperback)

Flash Fire is definately a 5 star rating! Caroline B. Cooney is an excellent suspenseful author. If you like to read and I mean not stop, this is a book for you. At the end of every section there is a cliff hanger which makes you want to go on! We read this for our natural disaster unit in school. We had to read a section a day, but kids couldn't stop at the end of each section and kept reading. (Each section was about 20-30 pages.) I recomend this to teachers who are looking for a great book for novel studies, and kids who love adventures. This a sad and happy book. You see conflicts from two points of view. You meet a whole bunch of characters, each different in their own way! You learn a lot about California and natural disasters. Read this book to find out if the kids can make it down through the huge Pinch Canyon Fire. Do you think they'll make it down?

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars This Book Is Great!, December 17, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Flash Fire (Hardcover)

This book was boring at the start but got better and better the more I read. I liked this book because I like action and a bit of sadness. I also liked this book because it showed different people's perspectives. It taught me how to escape fires and what to take with you when your house is on fire. This book is one book you can't put down. You will love this book from part of the beginning to the end. This book will teach you many ways to survive a fire. You've got to try out this book.