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The Cave Reviewed By Andrea Coventry Of Bookpleasures.com
- By Andrea Coventry
- Published September 6, 2009
- Childrens & Young Adults ,
Andrea Coventry
Reviewer Andrea Coventry: Andrea is a Montessori child - turned educator. An avid reader and writer, she is published on several websites. Click Here to find a listing of Andrea's sites where you can find many of her writing contributions.
Author: Steve McGill
ISBN:
978-1-4392-2371-0
Publisher: Book Surge
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The
Cave by Steve McGill is a fantastic, quick read, with plenty of
suspense and chills to keep you on the edge of your seat turning
pages as you follow along in the journey.
Ian Pratt is a
young man who is fascinated by WWI. His own great-great-grandfather
Arthur had served in the British army. Great-grandpa, a.k.a.
"Gramps", was Arthur's son, whose loss of his father at the
age of 5 still haunts him to this day. He honors his father's memory
by sharing heroic stories and pictures of Arthur. Other WWI
information he shares with Ian whet Ian's appetite for knowledge and
adventure.
Ian loves to write, focusing on writing daily
in his journal. He often rides his bike home past a cave that is
intriguing, yet foreboding at the same time. He keeps promising
himself that one day he will have the courage to check it out, but
hasn't found it yet.
One night, Ian dreams of a sad, old
man, appearing solely as a face, that tries to speak to him.
Terrified, Ian goes to sleep downstairs and tries to not give it any
more thought. When he awakes, his father decides to take him to
Butterfield Ranch, his favorite place for riding bikes and swimming.
After he hears about the mysterious history of the ranch, and spies a
familiar old face in the shadows, Ian becomes determined to explore
both the cave and the ranch, and to combat his fears.
When
Ian finally enters into the cave, he enters into a new world, filled
with WWI memories and ghosts. He becomes an integral part of a
reconnection between the past and the future that is suspenseful, yet
touching at the same time. Interspersed between the chapters about
Ian's adventures in the cave are the back stories of Arthur and other
WWI heroes. Through fiction, McGill also manages to give history
lessons that could whet the appetites of young "Ians" who
may choose to pick up his book.
The Cave is written
for young adults, but is easily enjoyed by adults who enjoy a good
story. It has echoes of Steve McGill's literary heroes, Roald Dahl,
Stephen King, and Maurice Sendak. McGill seems to have absorbed their
talent for suspenseful storytelling that appeals to a variety of
ages. One can only hope that he continues to write more books,
because he could easily inspire a future writer of his own.
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