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Shannon Greenland ´ 0 free download characters ☆ PDF, DOC, TXT or eBook ´ Shannon Greenland review Scouts by Shannon Greenland ´ PDF, DOC, TXT or eBook Own the Scouts decide to secretly climb Old Man Basinger's silo to watch a meteor shower When one meteor seems to crash nearby the Scouts know they have to go find itBut their fun overnight jaunt through the woods soon takes a turn when they come across a series of disturbing discoveries. One of my jobs allows me to set up book displays and I like getting an idea of what I d like to put on those displays by actually reading the material I had a very specific idea in mind of getting together books that are similar to the television show Stranger Things The description on the back of this book claims this book is like Stranger Things and The Goonies so I wanted to read it to see how true that was considering that it s also a children s book which obviously has to be written for younger readers I found an Advance Reading Copy ARC at work after its publication and read it along with the audiobook It s most definitely written for younger readers and therefore I have no idea how to gauge the rating for them but for me I think it was just ok It reminded me of Goonies than Stranger Things but I also don t think the writing itself made a lot of senseThe story takes place in a small uiet town in the 1980s A group of kids watches a meteor shower and sees one fall closeby So they go on this mission to find it On the way they come across this family who seems to want to find the meteor just as badly and will stop at nothing to make sure they find it first Seems like a simple enough story but it falls short on several occasions First why the 1980s The only truly significant thing about this setting is that none of the kids have cellphones a rarity in 2019 and so they use a walkie talkie once The one other detail of the time was that one of the kids was wearing a Guns N Roses t shirt which are still worn today in any age group So why the 1980s unless it was to seem similar to Goonies or Stranger Things the latter in particular being especially popular right now Second and very much a spoiler so stop reading now the family the kids come across was actually hired by one of the kids fathers who works for the government to keep the kids safe They do this by stealing all their stuff and tying them up and threatening them Really this family s antics were only written in for the child like fear of adults but for people hired to keep the kids safe why go through the extra trouble to potentially be put away for kidnapping Why not just tell them hey we need you kids to be safe so go watch some television in the house Although the family is the only thing that reminded me of Goonies and in particular Mama FratelliThird the ending explained nothing What they found was some government experiment but it is never explained what it is and the only hint of fantasy science fiction we get is that one of the kids THINKS she sees an alien as they are leaving and being driven home Fourth while there are female characters in this book which people might consider a coming of age I think they could have been written better There is so much animosity between them throughout most of the book There is some sort of rivalry between the boys as well but one of the girls is written as a liar who embellishes or exaggerates I struggled enough with getting along with other girls growing up If I had read this as a kid I would have believed all girls weren t to be trusted because that s exactly how stories were written back then and it took me a long time to realize that girlhood now womanhood is NOT a competition and the only reason I believed it was is because of how media likes to portray girls and womenNow there is one redeeming thing about this book but it s something that probably won t get any attention now that the book is published An ARC is a copy that may not have gone through the last editing overhaul so there can be mistakes such as misspellings or the wrong punctuation Well I listened to the audiobook which had all the changes made by publication while reading the ARC and there was one not so minor detail changed Of course kids tend to be intrigued by ghost stories or urban legends and there was one in this book while the kids were exploring about the curses made on the land they were passing through In the pre edited ARC the curses were made by Native Americans In the audiobook they were made by generic mountain witches It was an interesting and very welcome change actually since there are enough terrible stereotypes about Native Americans as it is I m glad that it was caught in the editing process and changedSo all in all I don t think I would recommend this It s an easy read but it s lacking a lot HOWEVER this is coming from a full fledged adult so I don t know how much that would influence anyone s decision making in reading this book Do I think it s anything like The Goonies or Stranger Things as it claims Maybe if my brain suints really hard it s reminded a tiny bit of The Goonies but otherwise no

Shannon Greenland ´ 0 free download characters ☆ PDF, DOC, TXT or eBook ´ Shannon Greenland review Scouts by Shannon Greenland ´ PDF, DOC, TXT or eBook About the meteor and find themselves on the run from the Mason clan who live in the wilderness Bonds are tested when new kids join their adventure and true feelings are revealed Will the Scouts survive this journey together or will their unbreakable friendships prove vulnerable after al. Stranger Things meets The Goonies in this suspenseful yet heartwarming adventure story about a group of friends who set out to find a crashed meteorbut find mystery and danger instead as their close relationships begin to fractureA coming of age edge of your seat adventure with well developed likeable teenage characters Kathleen McInerney is an exceptional narrator who really brought the characters to life If you liked 24 Hours in Nowhere on last year s state nominated list you will enjoy this one Recommended to grades 4 up

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Shannon Greenland ´ 0 free download characters ☆ PDF, DOC, TXT or eBook ´ Shannon Greenland review Scouts by Shannon Greenland ´ PDF, DOC, TXT or eBook The story of a group of friends who set out to find a crashed meteorbut find mystery danger and fractures in their close relationships insteadAnnie Beans Rocky and Fynn They're the Scouts best friends who do everything together It's 1985 and with the summer before seventh grade winding d. It s 1985 the summer before 7th grade for Annie Rocky Fynn and Beans a group of kids known as the Scouts After witnessing a meteorite crashing to the ground the scouts decide it would be fun to track down the aftermath of the meteorite It also could be worth a lot of money The novel follows the adventures of the scouts on their journey There is also mysterious occurrences which invoke an interest in the story The novel has been compared to The Goonies and Stand By Me But it is a lighter version

• Hardcover
• 257
• Scouts by Shannon Greenland
• Shannon Greenland
• English
• 04 September 2020
• 9780316524780