Shahan, Sherry Ice Island, 169 pgs. Delacorte Press, 2012. $15.99. Language: PG (1 swear, 0 “f”), Violence: G, Sexual Content: G.
Tatum lives with her parents in the wide expanse of Alaska. She is obsessed with the Iditarod and her dream is to participate in the major event with her father someday. When Tatum decides to help a new friend practice for an upcoming dogsledding race, weather conditions prove to be unpredictable and the two of them end up fighting through a blizzard, injuries, sick sled dogs, and minimal food to get back home.
This book could have massive appeal, but it has a really slow start and once it gets going, the end is much too abrupt. I was a little disappointed in some of the more predictable aspects of the story. The sections in which Tatum and her friend Cole brave the elements were definitely the most exciting parts of the book, but I didn’t feel like they happened soon enough to get the story going. I wanted more information at the end of the story. I thought the conclusion missed some interesting aspects of Tatum’s return home.
MS- OPTIONAL. Reviewed by: Shay, Library Media Specialist.
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