The Captive

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Summary: an awsome book
Review: After the first 10 pages, I felt as if I could not stop. All of the African religions and action. I do feel bad for the characters in the book when they get kidnapped and sent to America. It was very sad when Kofi had to earn his own belongs back when some one stole it from him. When he escaped from the Browne's house and then they went to court I felt very happy for them and I felt bad for Tim because he had to go back. Read the book and find out the rest of the story.

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Summary: The Captive
Review: After the first 10 pages, I felt as if I could not stop. All of the African religions and action. I do feel bad for the characters in the book when they get kidnapped and sent to America. It was very sad when Kofi had to earn his own belongs back when some one stole it from him. When he escaped from the Browne's house and then they went to court I felt very happy for them and I felt bad for Tim because he had to go back. Read the book and find out the rest of the story.

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Summary: an awsome book
Review: Captive is a great book that is definetly worth reading. The author puts a visual in your head that makes you feel as if you are actualy there whitnessing the story.the story is about an African American Kofi who gets taken out of his home and is shiped to an owner to be his slave. his only possesions are the clothes on his back and a flute. On the ship the author describes his frusteration and confusion wtih not being able to talk to any one.He meets two other boys and they get sold to a master. his master beats him and tourchers him.The masters wife however teaches him to speak to learn and to write English. Then him and his two friends dreanm of being free again and plan to ecscape. Will Kofi and his friends ecscape?Will Will kofis dream of being free someday come true?
I enjoyed reading this book and I hope you will too.It has all the things that I like in a book action suspence and emotion. so if you are looking for that kind of book this would be a good one.

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Summary: This book is adventures and very exciting
Review: I think Captive is a very good book.It is fun, exciting, adventurious,and very thrilling. The Author,Gary Paulsen, Is very creative and i really like his style of writng. I encourage everyone who likes page turners to read this book. Captive is a very nice piece of Gary Paulsens collection. So please read this book. It is important to read well and this book fits all the catagories.

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Summary: An excellent piece of historical fiction
Review: I've taught this book to 6th and 7th graders at two different schools. Both years, it was one of my students' favorite books. There is plenty of action to keep readers interested, and the story deals well with the issue of slavery. Another excellent book in this same genre--though a little more challenging--is "Amistad" by Alexs Pate.

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Summary: IT SOUNDS SO REAL!
Review: This book is captivating, and on the edge. It makes the reader want to always know what is going to happen to Kofi next! The reader feels for this young Ashanti prince everytime that he seema as if he is about to be reunited with his family, but there is always an obstacle. I strongly recommed this book to anyone.

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Summary: you should read this book
Review: This book is really good because Its about a son of a great Ashanti chief who is captured and sold to be a slave and its about how he tries to get back to his people and he meets 1 american slave called Joseph and another kid who is a british bound servant called Tim.The coolest part is when Kofi learns how to speak english because he can understand people and not make everybody frustrated.The worst part is when Kofi gts taken away to be a slave because he looses his freedom and can't do anything but work.

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Summary: A book you should read and buy
Review: This is a cool book because you can imagine how the main character,Kofi, really feels. It talks about how a son of the Ashanti chief, Kofi, was caught and sold as a slave again and again. In the end, Kofi met two American boy and learnt English. But, the bad part about this book is; you don't want to stop! It was fun to read this book and learn about the things Kofi encountered and the Ashanti culture.