Riding the Flume

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Summary: Riding Suspense
Review: An excellent book for delving into history as a read-aloud story for fifth graders, or for independant reading for more mature readers. Francie has a mystery begging to be solved. Critical information she uncovers could enable her family to preserve both part of the great sequoia forest and her sister's memory. The quickly moving and suspensful plot will make the book popular with boys and girls who enjoy nature, histroy, and mysteries. The historic references are easily accessible, and the author includes a glossary and epilogue that provides the actula historic backround that inspired the tale.

Rating:
Summary: very good mystery
Review: Francie finds a note hidden in the stump of an old Sequoia, and realizes it's her sister Carries handwriting. For almost any other girl this might be normal. But not for Francie. Carrie died 6 years ago. Is Carries secret still important?
ride the flume or give up??

" should francie risk her life for the secret her sister fought to keep?"

this book was very good and once i started i couldnt out it down!

"don't tell anyone he only safety is in secrecy."

~tara~

Rating:
Summary: A ride to remember
Review: This book ' Riding the Flume' tells and exciting and suspenseful tale of a young girl finding herself. The books descriptive writing of the social, and economic struggles of this difficult time made the era come alive for me. Even if I hadn't ever seen the giant sequoias, the pictures painted in this book, would let me know how huge they are, how much they are a part of our history, and how - believing in something strongly enough, can give one the strength to accomplish it. I throughly enjoyed the book and would recommend it to anyone wanting to take an exciting ride.

Rating:
Summary: Riding Suspense
Review: This book ` Riding the Flume' tells and exciting and suspenseful tale of a young girl finding herself. The books descriptive writing of the social, and economic struggles of this difficult time made the era come alive for me. Even if I hadn't ever seen the giant sequoias, the pictures painted in this book, would let me know how huge they are, how much they are a part of our history, and how - believing in something strongly enough, can give one the strength to accomplish it. I throughly enjoyed the book and would recommend it to anyone wanting to take an exciting ride.