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Navajo Summer

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Jamie is the main character in this book. She has black hair, black eyes, and she is white. She lives in New Mexico, in 1953. She lives in Navajo country. She makes 3 stops when she runs away by herself. In the begining she runs away because her father is treating her bad. In the middle of the book she meets her mom, and she lets her stay with the wilson's. I did not like this story because the author hardly discribed the characters. I had to lok at the cover for Jamie's characteristics. Jamie doesn't solve her problem in a way because she goes back where she started. I give this book 1 star.

Navajo summer
Jamie, the main character, is beaten by her father who owns a ranch He also buys and sells horses. One family who sells to him is a Navajo and their name is the Wilsons. The Wilsons are Jamie's favorites.
Jamie runs away from home and gets a ride to the bus station. Then she gets on a bus and heads for Window Rock and hitches a ride to the Wilsons house. She gets there and is welcomed. Then Jamie explains why she ran away and asks if she can go to the canyon with them. They say yes and they go to the canyon for the summer.
While they are in they canyon she gets to know Jake, a Wilson family member, and she also meets a Navajo girl that the Wilson's think is a witch but she turns out to be a good kid when she gets to know her.
I disliked the book because it did not have any action or survival or fighting. I thought this book would be more like the book "The Hatchet." It is almost the direct opposite of it. I guess this book wasn't made for all of the Rambo or Diehard fans. I really think this is a poorly written book. I think it was written more for girls than for boys.

Navajo Summer

All the wheels on the bus go round and round as we left the town. About three miles away from my home, I started to cry because I felt that my brothers were going to get beaten like I did, it was horrible.
I need to jump off this bus and run home and save my family from being accused of doing stuff just so my father can get a hold of them and take his hands and smack and punch. Then I thought about it, well what if my dad threatens to kill my mother if she doesn't tell him where she is, so I didn't jump off I just stared out the window and imagined what my new life was going to be like. Well the bus ride took forever. (Papa used to take her to Chelly all the time and it is further then Navajo Country, it was a blast.) I miss my baby brothers and I want them to know that they have my pain and my sympathy.
As we arrived to Navajo County I ask a man I didn't even know for a ride to the Johnson's family; most likely he did and then asked for $2.00. I approached their house and knocked, I was so nervous I started to shake and fidget with things in my backpack. "Who is it?" asked Mrs. Johnson. "Navajo Summers!" I said. "Oh my gosh, what are you doing here all by yourself?"
You can read the book for yourself to figure out what Mrs. Johnson's says and how Navajo responds. I rated the book five out of five stars
Because this book is interesting and makes you want to keep your eyes on the pages and the book in your hands. I recommend this book to kids the ages of ten through twelve because there are some challenging words and some kids younger will not understand. I want to thank you for taking your time out of your day to read my summary about Navajo Summer!