Ibbitson, John The Landing, 155 p. Kids Can Press, 2008.
Language: PG (10 swears).
MS - OPTIONAL
Since his father died, Ben has lived with his mother on his uncle's small farm in rural Canada. He is resigned to farm life never ending, but then an independent woman purchases an island home across the way, and as Ben helps her ready the house for guests, he sees a chance for a different life.
I liked everything about this novel except for the ending. I don't see why Ben's dreams coming true had to rest upon a terrible accident. It just seemed a bit too deus ex machina for me. This a book that adults will like more than teens. (The actual time setting for this book is not given within the context of the novel, but at the end there is an historical note about a similar boating accident that happened in 1934).
Language: PG (10 swears).
MS - OPTIONAL
Since his father died, Ben has lived with his mother on his uncle's small farm in rural Canada. He is resigned to farm life never ending, but then an independent woman purchases an island home across the way, and as Ben helps her ready the house for guests, he sees a chance for a different life.
I liked everything about this novel except for the ending. I don't see why Ben's dreams coming true had to rest upon a terrible accident. It just seemed a bit too deus ex machina for me. This a book that adults will like more than teens. (The actual time setting for this book is not given within the context of the novel, but at the end there is an historical note about a similar boating accident that happened in 1934).
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