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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
The Haymeadow,
By Danny Orozco (Cerritos, CA USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Haymeadow (Paperback)
The book I read is called The Haymeadow. John is The main character, he is a fourteen year old who wants some change in his life. He lives with his father and two permanent hired men named Cawley and Tink. John's mother died when he was four years old. He barely remembers her. During the years he was told few stories about his mother and his memories are confused with stories. John's father and Tink go to town and were suppose to return in the afternoon. His father only returns. John finds out that Tink had to stay in town with the doctors because they discovered he had cancer. Just like John's grandfathers will be asked to go to the haymeadow. But since Tink can't watch over it John will have to go a little earlier than his grandfathers had. Doubts of not accomplishing the task are all over his mind. Spending a whole month with six thousand sheep, two horses, and four dogs will be lots of work. Going to the haymeadow was a long journey as it is. During the first days at the haymeadow, John already approaches many problems. A snake attacks one of the lambs causing it to have a deep cut. Usually they would shoot a lamb so that it won't suffer but John decided to heal the wound. Also, a bear attacks! These are just some of the many obstacles he approaches in the haymeadow. He continues overcoming the obstacles and before John knew it, it was the end of the month. The figure on the horizon was his father coming to see him. His father brings good news. Tink was not going to die because of the cancer. All of the stories of his mother are told to him by his father. When it's time for his father to head back John doesn't want him to go. He tells him that and his father stays and tells him more stories in the haymeadow. I like the book because The way the author describes the setting. "It was more than a meadow. More than just hay. It was a wide, shallow valley between two rows of peaks. The haymeadow itself was four sections, but the whole valley was close to four miles across and nearly eight miles long and so beautiful, John thought, that it almost took his breath away." I could picture the haymeadow by the way the author describes it. I really enjoyed learning more about the haymeadow. "One car with New York plates was full of tourists and there was a girl with long brown hair who got out with a camera and John felt a little shy but tipped his hat to her. She smiled back and waved and he felt himself blushing but was glad he'd done it anyway." John continues to think about that girl as the time passes. I think he had a his crush on her but he never told Cawley. Cawley saw everything and teased him about that day. John still hoped to see that girl once again. My favorite part of the story was when the flood goes and hits his trailer. John ends up looking through the haymeadow looking for his clothes. All of his shirts soaked and he lost many supplies. The labels of all the canned food went down steam so John ended up with having a unknown meal everyday. This is the part of the book with the most action. I think this was the best part because at one point I questioned if he would survive in the haymeadow after all this.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
A great book!!!,
By M. Pliss (Cerritos, CA USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Haymeadow (Paperback)
The book The Haymeadow was written by Gary Paulsen. John is just a fourteen year old who wants some change in his life. He lives with his father and two permanent hired hands named Cawley and Tink. John's mother died when he was four years old. He barely remembers her. During the years he was told few stories about his mother and his memories are confused with stories. John's father and Tink go to town and were suppose to return in the afternoon. His father only returns. John finds out that Tink had to stay in town with the doctors because they discovered he had cancer. Just like John's grandfathers will be asked to go to the haymeadow. But since Tink can't watch over it John will have to go a little earlier than his grandfathers had. Doubts of not accomplishing the task are all over his mind. Spending a whole month with six thousand sheep, two horses, and four dogs will be lots of work. Going to the haymeadow was a long journey as it is. During the first days at the haymeadow, John already approaches many problems. A snake attacks one of the lambs causing it to have a deep cut. Usually they would shoot a lamb so that it won't suffer but John decided to heal the wound. Also, a bear attacks! These are just some of the many obstacles he approaches in the haymeadow. He continues overcoming the obstacles and before John knew it, it was the end of the month. The figure on the horizon was his father coming to see him. His father brings good news. Tink was not going to die because of the cancer. All of the stories of his mother are told to him by his father. When it's time for his father to head back John doesn't want him to go. He tells him that and his father stays and tells him more stories in the haymeadow.The reason I liked this book so much was because of the way the author describes the setting. "It was more than a meadow. More than just hay. It was a wide, shallow valley between two rows of peaks. The haymeadow itself was four sections, but the whole valley was close to four miles across and nearly eight miles long and so beautiful, John thought, that it almost took his breath away." I could picture the haymeadow by the way the author describes it. I picture a beautiful valley surrounded by mountains and the grass rolling in the same direction. Everything is so beautiful and peaceful. I really enjoyed learning more about the haymeadow. What I also liked about it was that included some love. This evened out the book so that it balanced. "One car with New York plates was full of tourists and there was a girl with long brown hair who got out with a camera and John felt a little shy but tipped his hat to her. She smiled back and waved and he felt himself blushing but was glad he'd done it anyway." John continues to think about that girl through the days in the haymeadow. I think he found his crush but he never admitted it to Cawley. Cawley saw everything and teased him about that day. John still hoped to see that girl once again. My favorite part of the story was when the flood hits his trailer with all of his belongings. John ends up fishing his stuff out of the river. All of his shirts soaked and he lost many supplies. The labels of all the canned food flowed down steam so John ended up with having a mystery meal everyday. This is the part of the book with the most action. I think this was the best part because at one point I questioned if he would survive in the haymeadow after all this.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
The Haymeadow,
A Kid's Review
This review is from: The Haymeadow (Paperback)
My book reviewThe Haymeadow By Gary Paulsen Imagine you had to spend the whole summer alone, well maybe not exactly; you have to take care of 6,000 sheep, 2 horses, and 4 dogs. This is what John Barron has to do when his father has to take his best friend, Tink, to the hospital when he gets a cancer in his brain. John's father would usually take care of the sheep and the dogs in the Haymeadow, but with Tink in the hospital and all. John had to do it, with only one tip from his father's friend Cawley, "Keep a horse at hand" John encounters many obstacles during that summer. You'll just have to read the book to find out! I have read a lot of Gary Paulsen's books and The Haymeadow was on of the best, it was pretty interesting I would recommend this book to anyone who likes adventure books; I strongly recommend any one of Gary Paulsen's books, especially the Brian books (Hatchet, Brian's winter, The river, Brian's return and Brian's hunt. They're also very interesting. By Mark
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