11,000 Years Lost

Rating:
Summary: A gripping story testing her survival skills
Review: Texas history, time travel, and lessons on family trees blend in the engrossing novel by Penni R. Griffin 11,000 Years Lost. Pre-teen Ester discovers an 11,000 year old spearhead once used by mammoth hunters during an archaeological dig: an artifact when opens a time portal and lands Esther in Ice Age Texas. Adopted by a group of mammoth hunters, she must learn to survive in a very different society and find a way home simultaneous in a gripping story testing her survival skills. Two of Peni R. Griffin's previous books have been nominees for Edgar Awards and 11,000 Years Lost joins their gripping action.


Rating:
Summary: Perfect Ending
Review: The book, 11,000 Years Lost, is about a girl,
Esther, who accidentally travels to 11,000 years
ago! She was helping some archeologists with a
site near her home when she walks through a
shimmering patch of air and arrives in the past.
She was taken in by a family group who was near
the place she appeared and she was thought of as
a star-child. She started to understand their
language and rituals after a while. All of the
hunters thought that she was good luck, even
though she knew it was not true. She goes through
countless hardships and joys on her way to try to
get home. To learn more, read the book.
I liked this book. It was not exactly a page
turner, but it certainly was not boring. It
taught me a little about ancient history and what
it would have possibly been like 11,000 years
ago, too. The ending was perfect. It kept me
wondering what had happened to her family group,
but some books should keep you wondering. This
book was not the best book I have ever read, but
it was pretty good. If you like historical
fiction or drama, you would definitely like this
book. FROM FLAMINGNET.COM
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