I read the book White Water. It's about a thirteen year old boy whose name is Greg. His parents have been divorced ever since he was little.

This weekend it was his dad's turn. They went white water rafting. Greg didn't want to go and his mom wasn't going to make him. He ended up going and his step brother came along too. (He does not like his step brother.)

When they arrive at the rafting house, they learn all about rafing. Then they start to go down the river. When they start their trip, everything goes wrong. His dad gets bitten by a rattle snake and almost dies. They also lose the raft.

If you like adventure you should read White Water. There are a lot of twists and turns. It kept me turing the page. Read this book to find out what happens to Greg, James, and their father.

This book is an exciting and breathtaking adventure.I loved this book because the main character reminded me of me. It was one of the best books I ever read. There were character descriptions under every picture. This helped me to see what the characters looked like and helped me keep them straight in the story. I felt like Emil was a one of a kind character. I never read any books with a character like him. He was really smart the way he solved the myster.The professor was also a really good character. He really acted like a professor even though he was a kid. I reccomend this book to any kids who like adventures!

This is a vintage kids' book that delivers the goods: mystery, intrigue, hallucination (dream) descriptions (was that chocolate bar spiked?), chase scenes, double-entendre character names, an interesting plot, likeable characters, and a John Grisham hero-gets-the-big-bucks type ending. A classic which I read and re-read as a child, this is a book to introduce kids to the detective novel genre, and it has stood up well to the passage of time. I recently purchased a copy for sentimental reasons, and guess what - I read it, and re-read it again (and again). There is a moralistic foundation to the story, but the good guys are just mischievous enough to be fun to be around, and the story is a great story, even if a little far-fetched to be believable. But it's totally believable if you use your imagination, and that's the fun of it!

I always avoided "Emil & the Detectives" when I was a kid because I thought it would be scary. I finally read it in my twenties, and kicked myself for missing it before. The story and characters are completely engaging, and the writing style is so humorous. May Massee's translation is a bit dated in regard to slang--it was done in the twenties--but she captures a wonderfully droll sensibility that I hope really exists in the German original. I am so mad that this book is out of print, because I want to buy it for my little cousin, who's a big Harry Potter fan, and I know would love this book too. If you can, try and find a version that has Kastner's hilarious introduction, in which he discusses the difficulty of finding a good idea for a story, even when you're lying on the floor under the dining room table.

Jonathan London's "The Waterfall" is the tale of a family--parents and two sons--going backpacking in the woods. When they all happen upon a pool, the sons strip down and go skinny-dipping and have a wonderful time. They toast marshmallows, gaze at the stars, and get a little bit spooked by weird noises in the night. But what they really want to spend their time doing is climbing the waterfall which flows into their swimming hole. The parents tell them it probably can't be done, but the boys are determined. Sure enough, they make it to the top and take home a wonderful memory of having overcome something that seemed bigger than they could handle.

Jill Kastner's handsome painted illustrations beautifully enhance London's text. She makes the boys' curiosity, healthy athleticism, and determination come through on each page.