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A review by sarahannkateri
January by Gabrielle Lord
2.0
On New Year's Eve, Cal Ormond - a typical 15-year-old guy - is chased down the street by a raving man in a bathrobe. He tells Cal that he's in terrible danger and that he must survive for the next 365 days. Somehow, Cal has become entangled in the mystery surrounding his father's death, and a family secret that he apparently discovered while researching in Ireland.
This book is specifically written to appeal to struggling and reluctant readers, meaning it doesn't have a lot of exposition or character development and just gets right to the good stuff, meaning death-defying action. In the first 20 pages, Cal has survived a sinking boat, a sabotaged life jacket, and a shark attack. This book doesn't mess around.
Give this to boys who "hate to read" but like action movies.
This book is specifically written to appeal to struggling and reluctant readers, meaning it doesn't have a lot of exposition or character development and just gets right to the good stuff, meaning death-defying action. In the first 20 pages, Cal has survived a sinking boat, a sabotaged life jacket, and a shark attack. This book doesn't mess around.
Give this to boys who "hate to read" but like action movies.