The Transall Saga by Gary Paulsen Summary and Reviews
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Book Reviews of The Transall Saga
Book Review: Misterious place
Summary: 4 Stars
I have read alot of Gary Paulsen's books and he writes some good books. But Transall Saga was amazing with all of the adventurous action that took place in this book. I thought the book was a really good read because it explains in gret amount of deatail on how he survives in this new world and how he encounters new civilations and new creatures that he has to get alonge with in order to make it out. I thought this book was great and I would reacomend it to anyone.Book Review: My Hook Book!!!
Summary: 5 Stars
I've been an elementary (5th grade) teacher for 9 years and love to read to my students daily. Transall Saga "hands down" has been the "top choice" best book of the year all 9 years running. As matter of fact it has created a love and excitement for students who dislike reading.
I would love to see Mr. Paulsen do us all some justice and get busy writing a sequel. Mark needs to go back to the desert with his scienctific cohorts and show them what he's really made of. Please Mr. Paulsen get busy... we're all waiting for part 2. Also, I can't believe a producer hasn't pick this story up for a movie. I have read the "Hatchet series" and love it. But Transall Saga I feel by far is his best adventure!
Book Review: Nick Stauffer's Book Review
Summary: 5 Stars
If you like books about adventurous, sci-fi stories about the world then you are sure to enjoy reading the Transall Saga by Gary Paulsen. This story is about a 13 year old boy who falls into a mysterious blue light that transports him very far into the future when he is hiking through the missle mountain range. When he thinks that he is alone on this deserted planet he is proven wrong when he finds and arrow in a tree. He is determined to find the people who this arrow belongs to. When he finds them he is rudely awakened by the style of life they live and decdides to move away but is captured by another tribe and forced into slavery but is granted his freedom because of his noble deeds and his different looks than everyone else. After the virus hit almost everyone died and the remaining people were changed physically and they had to start over because the virus had kept the population so low for so long that people forgot about normal life and went back into the stone ages. I really enjoyed reading this book because it has very good description and a very good storyline and plot that I could see maybe happening in the future if a virus like that hit or if there was a nuclear disaster. If you are looking for an adverturous, science fiction, page turning novel Gary Paulsen's The Transall Saga is right for you.
Nick Stauffer
Book Review: Not your typical Sci-Fi
Summary: 5 Stars
We were assigned to read this book for my school's bookclub. At first I was disapointed that we were going to read a nerdy sci-fi book but once I got though the first chapter I was really interested. This book wastes no time at all getting into action. You will be hooked by page 11. It's a thought-provoking book, I am really looking foreword to discussing it!Book Review: One Camping trip Gone Weird
Summary: 5 Stars
It all started because of one rattlesnake. Who knew it could be so much trouble?.........
But is it really trouble? This thrilling adventure actually shows mark's purpose in life.
It puts him in the best shape of his life, causes him to put his live survival skills to the test, and causes him to build friendships he never thought possible.
When Mark goes on a camping trip in the desert he falls into a strange iridescent beam of light and is transported to another time or planet he must find his way back to his own time.
I really liked the medieval setting. Gary Paulson is also an awesome adventure/survival author. He describes settings and creatures very well. Along with that he uses smaller words to describe whatever he is describing. That way younger kids will understand what he means, and at the same time he describes it just as well as if he had used larger words. It can also teach you some survival skills too. I also can teach you a little of a made up language. The plot is really clear throughout the entire book. Another good thing is all of the suspense. This book has a never-ending chain of suspense. This book also has a lot of themes: friendship, courage, patience, survival, loyalty and trust.
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Paulson, Gary. (1999). The Transall Saga
New York: Bantam Doubleday Dell for Young Readers. 0-440-21976-0
Adventure/Survival. 248 pgs
Varn Von Crillik