The Long Walk

The Long Walk By Slavomir Rawicz

A young Polish officer named Slavomir Rawicz is captured and taken prisoner by Russians invading Poland. He is sentenced to life in prison for espianaus and brought to labor camp called Yakutsk hundreds of miles away. Slav becomes friends with a couple of his fellow prisoners and then they escape from the camp and trek into the Siberian wasteland in the middle of winter. Their goal is to reach India where they hope to find a way to freedom and safety which is thousands of miles away. They have to go through some of the most remote and inhospitable land on earth; through Siberia and Mongolia then onto the Gobi Desert through the Himalayas and part of China and then to India. All records of these events have been destroyed by the Russian government. If you like adventure and non-fiction books you should read this book.

Jarrick, Freshman

The Doll People

The Doll People by Ann M. Martin

A childhood favorite, The Doll People is about a doll family who’ve been living in a doll house for over 100 years. Years ago, Annabelle doll’s Aunt Sarah mysteriously disappeared from the doll house and when Annabelle finds her old diary, she is determined to go searching through her owner’s house to find her missing aunt. If Annabelle gets seen by humans, she could risk permanent doll state, which she could turn into a regular nonliving doll. When the plastic Funcraft family moves in, it is a clash between a modern doll family and a classic doll family. This book is filled with fun and adventure and is a perfect read for little grils or anyone who’s still a kid at heart.

Megan S., Sophomore