A story I recently read and enjoyed reading was
Iditarod. It was written by Andre Jute about a woman,
Rhodes. Her dog bites a young Olympians hand, but he
recovers just in time to win the gold medal in downhill
skiing. James, the Olympian, bets her $10,000 that he can
beat her in the Iditarod. She doesn't have that kind of
money, but a rich friend overhears James and puts up the
money.
From chapter to chapter the novel switches from
Rhodes to James to a pack of wolves, and it hints that
they are on a crash course. Throughout the story they are
chased by bears, overcome by storms, nearly trampled by a
moose, and last of all they run into the wolf pack.
Iditarod starts out with Rhodes and James running
into each other while they are trying to pull out at the
start of the race. They don't care if they don't win a
prize for first place, just as long as the other one drops
out before they do. It doesn't get much better with Rhodes
fighting a bear and being chased by a moose. James knocks
his head and has a concussion. And they do run into a wolf
pack that is 60 strong.
During the novel I thought a lot about why the
Iditarod was run, and of all the people that would have
died if the brave men had not delivered the serum to
Nome. Today mushers start in Anchorage and go to Nome
because that was the route that was taken by the serum
deliverers. I thought it was a good book because the
combination of all the elements makes it very
interesting. It will keep you on the edge of your seat.
Reviewer Age:13
Reviewer City, State and Country: Leola, South Dakota USA
Iditarod. It was written by Andre Jute about a woman,
Rhodes. Her dog bites a young Olympians hand, but he
recovers just in time to win the gold medal in downhill
skiing. James, the Olympian, bets her $10,000 that he can
beat her in the Iditarod. She doesn't have that kind of
money, but a rich friend overhears James and puts up the
money.
From chapter to chapter the novel switches from
Rhodes to James to a pack of wolves, and it hints that
they are on a crash course. Throughout the story they are
chased by bears, overcome by storms, nearly trampled by a
moose, and last of all they run into the wolf pack.
Iditarod starts out with Rhodes and James running
into each other while they are trying to pull out at the
start of the race. They don't care if they don't win a
prize for first place, just as long as the other one drops
out before they do. It doesn't get much better with Rhodes
fighting a bear and being chased by a moose. James knocks
his head and has a concussion. And they do run into a wolf
pack that is 60 strong.
During the novel I thought a lot about why the
Iditarod was run, and of all the people that would have
died if the brave men had not delivered the serum to
Nome. Today mushers start in Anchorage and go to Nome
because that was the route that was taken by the serum
deliverers. I thought it was a good book because the
combination of all the elements makes it very
interesting. It will keep you on the edge of your seat.
Reviewer Age:13
Reviewer City, State and Country: Leola, South Dakota USA
