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Enslow Publishers

Just the Series: Speeding Star

Series and Publisher: Speeding Star

Annotation: Jeremy must save his mother who is stranded on an iceberg in the Arctic while being hunted by a polar bear, but when the only person who can save her hasn't flown a helicopter in years, Jeremy is left with a lot of doubt.

Genre: [Animal fiction]

Reviews: 1

Catalog Number: #78701

Format: Library Binding

Publisher: Enslow Publishers

Edition Date: 2014 Release Date: 01/01/14

Pages: 64 pages

ISBN: 1-622-85080-7

ISBN 13: 978-1-622-85080-8

Dewey: Fic

LCCN: 2013031227

Dimensions: 20 cm.

Subject Heading:
Survival. Fiction.
Rescues. Fiction.
Polar bear. Fiction.
Bears. Fiction.
Arctic regions. Fiction.

Language: English

Reviews:

Horn Book (Fri Aug 01 00:00:00 CDT 2014)

Time is running out for twelve-year-old Jeremy to help his mom, a global warming researcher trapped on an Arctic iceberg and threatened by a polar bear. The undemanding novel's short chapters are told from alternating viewpoints (including the bear and Jeremy's stereotyped Inuit friend). The cliffhanger endings will lure in reluctant readers; stilted dialogue, clunky writing, and flat characters will disappoint them.

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Horn Book (Fri Aug 01 00:00:00 CDT 2014)

Word Count: 6,303

Reading Level: 3.6

Interest Level: 3-6

Accelerated Reader: reading level: 3.6 / points: 1.0 / quiz: 164945 / grade: Middle Grades

Lexile: 450L

Ten-year-old Jeremy must save his mother, Paula. A scientist, Paula is stranded on an iceberg in the Arctic, being stalked by a polar bear. Jeremy asks Felix, his Inuit friend, if his father can fly the helicopter stored at the Global Warming Research Station to save his mother. Felix is uncertain, because his father has not flown since the terrible helicopter accident where he almost died. Author Sara Louise Kras seamlessly alternates between four different viewpoints: the polar bear, Jeremy, Paula his mother, and the Inuit boy Felix. The polar bear is driven by hunger and desperation. Jeremy, the main character, is frantic to save his mother. Paula tries to remain calm, but begins to lose hope when she sees the approaching polar bear. And Felix's respect and love for his father, helps his father overcome his fears.

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