The true story of what it took for a young Jewish boy to survive Holocaust Germany and escape to Switzerland.

10/10 book, very interesting, and it sheds light on deeper topics.

very interesting. It inspires friendship and the plot is great!

Super good book, very deep topics, would recommend...

The coziest kind of cozy fantasy. Merhorses, cats with wings, a librarian with a talking plant for a best friend who runs a jam shop out of her woodland cottage. Also cloud bears. Pick this one up if you want a book that just feels like a warm hug.

(4 year old’s review) I like everything in this book. It’s about Little Blue Truck and I love him. And it’s about spring. Toad gets to drive Little Blue Truck and I don’t. They get to meet a lot of friends.

3.75 stars rounded up. I find this book very hard to rate as much of the merit comes from its status as a classic. Mark Twain’s novel is full of adventure, boyhood mischief and depictions of the racist antebellum Southern US. I’m very familiar with the story and probably have the strongest memory of the Elijah Wood portrayal on film. There’s nostalgia that comes with taking that trip down the river with Huck and Jim and revisiting their stops along the way. Yet, during this reading, I was shocked at the preponderance of vernacular and ear-piercing slurs (specifically the n-word) that made it rather hard to listen to on audio. If this book were written today as historical fiction, I’d probably be rounding down the rating, but I can’t ignore where this text stands in history. Tom Parker’s narration felt rather fast-paced, but his voice felt authentic though his occasional vocal clicks stuck out a bit.

not as good as the first book, but still very interesting. the book had an even slower rate, but still hooked me in. The book goes more into the history behind the first book, as well as exlaining more of what came after. would reccomend. worse than Wool(book 1) because it goes a lot into ethics, and can be a little challenging to read.

I think this book was really interesting because it shows one of the many endings in this series. It's very detailed and one of my favorite endings. I like it because the ending because this happened because of a coincidence.

This was an exciting adventure, book for kids, which taught many things about teamwork, mutual respect, and Outdoor safety.