Review: Great themes and actions for kids!
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 08 5, 2013
Throughout the book, I kept thinking that this would make a great movie. Castaway meets Into The Wild.Alive and Alone tells the story of a young boy who survives a plane crash during an Alaska Winter and his father's death soon after the crash. He is then left, alone, to face the wilderness and survive.Its a touching story, and I'm excited for my kids to read it, when they are old enough (junior high, maybe?). I took away a few key themes that I really enjoyed: having the will to survive, never give up and if you are determined enough, you can overcome most challenges in life. The main character (David) is a smart, family oriented, driven young man who is not above making mistakes. Again, good themes for my kids to read, learn and appreciate.I would have given the book four stars, but there were some formatting/editorial issues on the Kindle version. A few examples: the use of ellipses at the start of the book seemed overused, paragraphs were all indented too far in and font sizes were inconsistent.All in all, I liked the book and will have my kids read it when they are ready. It will teach and reinforce ideals that I value.