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Title: One More River
ISBN: 0380715635
Author:
Lynne Reid Banks
Publicate Date: 1993-05-01
Publish: 1993-05-01
List Price: $5.99
Average Customer Rating: 4.0
Format: Paperback
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1: The Suspensful Plot !
The story " One More River" includes 4 suspenseful moments. Lesley a rich, happy, girl has to move from her beloved hometown in Canada to a Kibbutz, or shelter, In Israel. She is having to from her beloved brother who has been rejected from the family because he has disregarded his Jewish Heritage. She also has to move away from her boyfriend and other friends that she has. When Lesley gets to Israel she is having a lot of trouble adjusting to her entirely new "world." Lesley is also struggling with the fact that she has to work which she has never done in her life, get dirty, and share a room with a boy with o absolute privacy. Lesley finally made some new friends, got used to the language, and has been doing well in school. During this time that Lesley is going through there is a war going on between the Israelis, Egyptians, and other bordering countries. Later on the Israelis win and take over the country of Jordan. Since they have won the war they have been doing the normal sort of things now.
-Lani 7th Grade student
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2: Learning To Fit In
Rich girl Lesley Shelby has just been told by her parents that she'll have to move to Israel. She doesn't want to go. She'll have to leave everything behind, including her new-found, long-lost brother. Once she gets to Israel she has no privacy, has to learn a new language, and work in the fields! Lesley learns and has just fit in when a war breaks out and she's on the border! Will she survive the Six-Day War?
I think this book is good for eleven and a half-year olds and up.
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3: A Remarkable Novel
Banks writes about a complete, real-life situation about a Jewish family moving to find their genuine way of life. "A large part of the novel--set during the days before, during, and after the 1967 Six-Day War--chronicles Lesley's gradual, difficult adjustment, and her growing friendship from afar with Mustapha, an Arab boy. The story is fleshed out with numerous details about kibbutz life, farming, and military maneuvers, which bring a sense of realism." (Fader). Fader provides a perfect description of the plot of the book. Banks also includes Yiddish words with a glossary, which enhances the reading comprehension of the book for knowledge of a different language. This is a top rate novel for kids or teens, especially whom are interested in the Jewish religion, traveling, and war. "The story is set just before and during the 1967 Six Day War and helps to provide younger readers with an insight into the history of and politics of the time. It is simplistic in some ways but this is to be expected given the target age of its readers. It also helps to explain the optimism of the time and the assumption that Israeli occupation of the territories would be a short term thing - highly relevant given the ongoing conflict as many readers no doubt have questions about how it all started." (Shapiro).
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4: enjoyable
An intriguing kids'-eye view of events surrounding the 1967 war--considerably less violent and more hopeful than Broken Bridge. Also just a good account of the trials and tribulations of dealing with life in a new country. This definitely should be paired with Naomi Shihab Nye's Habibi.
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5: Absolute garbage
Nothing but lies. What give a Canadian the right to go and live on a Palestinian land? It shows nothing but deleberate twist of the truth. She made the Arab look like a bunch of uncivilized tribes because they are fighting invaders. She gave herself the right to go and live on a land owned by Palestinians and she wants the Palestinian to welcome her with open arms. This is the kind of propaganda that is targeting young children that have no knowledge of what the real story is. School districts that put this kind of trash on their reading list are irresponsible and should immediately remove such readings.
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