Call it Courage

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Summary: Call It Courage
Review: I just read an amazing book by Armstrong Sperry.This is a book about a boy that goes out to sea,and tries to gain his courage.And he meets a shark and kills it , and the eaters of men come back he escapes then arrives back home safely. The boy goes out to sea to gain his courage. This is a really good bookto read so I people should read it.The Author did a good job writing the part when Mafatu kills the shark. I think the author did a good job because he explained a lot about this scene. It also was the most interesting part in the story. This is almost my favorite part because Mafatu becomes a hero. The author did not do a good job explaining the part about Mafatu's mother. He could have told were she was born what she looked like and her hair color. That is the part the author did not give enough information on. Even though he was lost at sea he manages to get back home. That is how he becomes a hero. This was a good book to read I suggest people to read this book.

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Summary: The Book That Was Not Exciting
Review: This book is not exciting. But I felt that CalL it Courage had some good ideas. This book had some boing ideas and needed to tell more about his characters. let me tel ou a little about the author. I think that the author should tell more about Mafatu's mother, becausee ifArmstrong Sperry told her name and maybe what she looked like it might have described Mafatu better. Armstrong Sperry should have told more ideas about all his characters. He could have at least given specific hair and eye color. Some parts of this book were exciting and some were not. Like the prt when Mafatu kills the octopus and save his dog. Now this book was not a book that a lot of people would like to read. If you want action in your book do not read this.

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Summary: Call it Courage
Review: Call it Courage is about a young boy named Mafatu. Mafatu is afraid of the sea because it killed his mother. He is always made fun of by the other Polynesian boys his age. Eventually, he decides to sail away. Mafatu lands on a cannibalistic island. He escapes the cannibals and returns home a courageous boy. I read this book at school and thought it was great. The only problem was all of the foreign words, most of which were not explained. Otherwise, this was an awesome book and I thoroughly encourage you to read it. You will not be disappointed!

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Summary: call it courage
Review: call it courage is one of the best books for any person who likes a good short book.The book is about a young boy named Mafatu his name maens stout heart. Everyone in the village he lives in thinks he is scaredbut he fces his fears and proves his courage in the end. When he battles feirce storms and wild man eating people on a strange island.If you are interested in this book you will have to read it yourself.

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Summary: Windcatcher was a thrill-seeking adventure.
Review: Our class read Windcatcher and really enjoyed it. One of our favorite parts was when Tony had to dive for his sneaker and saw what he thought was whale bones. Tony had to make an important decision at the end of the book.

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Summary: This was a wonderful book!
Review: This book was very intersting book. I felt bad for the boy! If I were in his village I wouldn't make fun of him because we are all scared of things, and he happend to be scared ocean! The book had many wierd and hard to understand words. It was kind of confusing, what's why I gave it 4 stars. I can't believe that he killed a whale single handidly, I could never do that! I'm glad my teacher gave me this book for summer reading! It was sogood! Caitlin

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Summary: A boy looking for courage and bravery.
Review: I think this book was very intersting. The boy thought he could not do anything because he was scared of the ocean. If I was a person in the story, would of thought well, I'm scared of something too,so it wouldn't matter to me if he was scared of the ocean. If I were him I wouldn't of let all of those people make fun of me. He was very courageous to kill that shark, i don't think I could of done that! If i were a person who got to pick the greatest books ever, one of them would Be "Call It Courage"

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Summary: if you didn't like Island of the Blue Dolphins, AVOID THIS!
Review: This book was awful. In it, a boy named Mafatu runs away from his island home to prove he is brave. He lands on some island somewhere, and from then on it is a total yawn. However, it _is_ better than Island of the Blue Dolphins, though that isn't saying much.

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Summary: Finding courage within oneself.
Review: This short book by Sperry (1897-1976) won the 1941 Newbery Medal for best contribution to American children's literature. Mafatu, a Polynesian boy of 15 years old, has an intense fear of the ocean. At the age of three he was nearly killed when his mother drowned. Now he must conquer his fears. He goes off on his own and finds the courage within him. The story (probably for ages 9 to 13) starts off on the island of Hikueru in the Tuamotu Archipelago east of Tahiti at a time before European ships and missionaries had arrived. Apparently, Sperry, who had traveled throughout the South Pacific, based his story on an old and true Polynesian tale.

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Summary: Enjoyable, just really predictable
Review: Call it Courage is pretty good, but everything happened as I predicted. If you don't mind predictable books, you will like Call it Courage!