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Stranded
By: Ben Mikaelsen
Reviewed by: W.Yoon
Period: P.5

This book, named Stranded, is one of the greatest book I ever read. This book pulled me into the book cause it was amazing. It grabed my attention. So I kept on reading the book and it got better and better. It was about a girl named Koby. She has one leg that is fake. She moves into a new school and a has no friends there. Everyone looks at her cause she's the only one with a fake leg. She gets frustrated at them looking at her leg. She got used to it so after few days she forgot about it and no one looked at her fake leg. She is one of those people who doesn't give up if they fail. They just try their best. She has no friends at this school. After school she goes and finds a stranded dolphin on the beach. She takes care of it. She is really good at taking care of animals. What will she do?
I like this book because of many things. The book is interesting, fun, wild, and has lots of things in common with me.
I like it cause she helps other animals and tries to do other thigs too, like bringing their family together and getting some friends."Dad, I want to help." Koby just wanted to get her parents together, get friends, and save the dolphins. She is just caring about everything. She is just a kid. That is why I like this book.
I dislike this book because it was sad and mean. Koby couldn't get any friends. She was new so no one liked her. They always stared at her fake leg. It was so sad. How would it feel? If you were Koby and you had no friends how would you react? It is so sad. She is just trying to fit in the school and people don't welcome her and they make her sad.What bad friends.That is so mean. I would tell my mother to move out of her. It is so sad and mean. "Koby walked up,a couple of girlsturned and noticed her exposed leggy. They smiled."
My favorite part of this book was when she was having P.E. and there was an activity she was good at. The captain was the most popular girl in school, Becky, chose Koby 7th pick. Their team was losing and Koby caught up and won the race. They were so happy to win. They got to be friends and were really close friends after that. Koby was so happy. That was my favorite part of the book.

Stranded, this book has an amazing plot. The way Koby, the main character is presented is outstanding. In the story, Koby overcomes many obstacles in her life. It is amazing how she always finds a way around her troubles. Ben Mikaelsen makes it so Koby never gave up, that is very encouraging to not only people who have a leggy like Koby, but everyone. I have had the pleasure of enjoying this book over and over again. I really like it. Even though Stranded is set in such a strange place, it seems to be so well described that it makes the readers feel like they are Koby or that they are at least there watching what is going on in the book! This is one of the best books I have ever read and I will continue to read it, not only to myself, but also to my friends and family.

The book "Stranded" is a wonderful book that tells a story about a girl named Koby that is having a hard time in her life and escapes it by meeting 2 whales. Koby experience something that had changed her life around. She wasen't able to do normal day to day things like other kids. Until one day she finds two whales. She grows attached and finds them again but this time stranded. Staying all night with lots of fears running through her head. She saves them and since then she made new friends and found a connection between her and the whales. They treated her as if nothing was wrong with her. Not only does this book teach you to look inside a person and not just the outside but to trust people and yourself. I strongly recomend this book because I simply could NOT put it down.

If you really love the ocean you'll love this book. I couldn't put it down for a minute. I recommend this book to people of all ages.

The main character of this book was a girl named Koby who loved ocean. Koby meets lot of difficulties with her parents fighting and arguing over and over again. Koby is a girl that thinks that she is alone. In her mind she thinks everybody at her school hates her because she got into an accident that made her lose a right foot that had to be replaced by a wood in a form of a foot. She had many troubles along the way to the end by how she had a wooden foot. Koby lost her foot when she was eight years old but this story is about her when she is now twelve.
During the story she meets pilot whales. She tries to help the whales but she took very long time to earn their trust to help them. Koby couldn't leave them alone because they were badly hurt. The author wrote this story to express how hard and harsh it would be for a girl to live with a permanent space between her right foot and her shoe.
I thought this story was pretty well made how Koby dealt with pilot whales and her parents. The book made me think of my grandma on my dad's side because she lost her whole left knee down to her toes and now she's on an electric wheel chair. I liked how Koby never gave up on things during the story. I didn't like how Koby called her right wooden foot. I recommend this book for people who love whales and animals. So if you are even 1% interested in this book read the STRANDED!

This book is great. I recommend it because it is fun. The girl loves to swim the the ocean. The girl finds two stranded whales. She tries to save them. Will she save them and herself before the storm comes?

"Stranded" by Ben Mikaelsen is a young adult fiction book about a Jr. High girl who has lost her foot in an accident and finally gets accepted at school when everyone hears about her saving two whales. The story delves into her feelings about her parents separation, school, fears of what others think about her and how she finally accepts herself. In reading this book, I learned a bit more about whales and liked the theme that was not to judge people by how they look on the outside, but to look deeper at who people really are. Her special relationship she had with the whales was interesting. I enjoyed this light, fast read very much. I think the author did a fantastic job at getting inside the head of a young girl.

Koby, a young girl, has to live her life missing a foot and having parents that fight all the time, often about her, and to top it all off, she has no friends. The only thing that can set her free is dinghy and being out on the open ocean. But when Koby finds herself stranded with two pilot whales, her life changes greatly.
I think this is a great book that captures you and takes you on a journey about a small girl making a big difference. This story is a wonderful story about friends that Koby never thought she'd have.
If you like stories about adventure, friends, and animals, you'll love this book.

~Nina

I absolutely loved everything about this book--the plot, the setting, the writing, the characters--everything! I could not put it down once I started it. Koby is a preteen girl who has a lot on her plate: her parents just separated, she lost her leg in a car accident four years ago, and she feels like an outcast at school. But when she's out on the open ocean in her dinghy, she feels normal and whole again. Everything changes one night when she rescues two stranded pilot whales. As she spends time visiting and nursing the whales back to health, Koby begins to realize that whatever happens to her, she is strong, brave, and uniquely her.

I think most 5th-7th graders would really love this story. Koby is a perfectly written main character--she is engaging and relatable, and goes up against some very dangerous situations. The book as a whole is well-written and full of rich description and vocabulary. The supporting cast of characters (including the wonderful whales!) are well-developed and likeable. I highly recommend this adventure-filled and inviting story.

This book talks about a young girl named Toby. She only has one leg, and its also fake. but that doesn't stop her for anything. She has a love for animals and in this story, she meets a stranded dolphin and will do anything to help it. this story is a type that will keep you reading until its finally finished. its one of my personal favorites and anyone will love it!