Taming the Star Runner

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Summary: Taming the Star Runner
Review: Taming the Star Runner

I thought "Taming the Star Runner" was a good book because it was interesting through the whole book. It just wasn't interesting in some parts. I liked it when they were talking about Travis being in juvenile hall. It was interesting when the Star Runner was competing in the horse race. I thought it was it was good when he was gonna publish his own book he wrote. It was also good when he got into the bar when he was underage. It was good when he got into a fight and him and the bar tender got kicked out.

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Summary: Taming the Star Runner
Review: Taming the Star Runner

I thought the book "Taming the Star Runner" was a good book. It was really interesting. I thought that the characters really seemed like they were real. The characters that they have chosen to play certain parts are great for them. I thought it was real interesting when Travis went to his uncle's so he wouldn't have to go back to juvenile hall. The one thing that I didn't like about was that from the title it sounded like it was going to be all about a horse. But it didn't. It was mostly about Travis going to live with his uncle and meeting some girl. But other than that I thought it was a really good book overall.

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Summary: It's fascinating and covers important stages of adolescence.
Review: Taming the Star Runner

This novel is fascinating and covers important stages of adolescence. The main character Travis, is a traditional cool gay. Part of his problems begin with the differences between his step-father, Stan, and himself. Travis is separated from his mom and friends, when he is sent to live with his uncle. When Travis arrives to uncle's Ken ranch, who is fighting for his son's (Chris) custody with Teresa (ex-wife), the story truly begins. He finds out that his new schoolmates don't like his tough city ways. Yet he is able to find a friend on the ranch, Casey. She is a bit older and runs a riding school at the ranch. She is brave enough to tame Star Runner, her dangerous horse. Back at his old home he had sent one novel he had written to New York. However, nobody knew this. He receives the answering letter which talks really well about his novel. He has big illusions of having his novel published. He is not 18 and this means his mom and Stan will take care of his book.

Most books are the same for me, however, this novel was really a pleasure to read. Even though you are not going crazy to know what? will happen next, it flows easily and is fun. Many young adults could feel identify and find similarities with some of their problems in this story. I like the fact that it has an entertaining plot and a well thought out theme.

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Summary: Taming The Star Runner
Review: Taming the Star Runner

This was the best story I have ever read. If I had to choose from a rating of 1-10, "Taming the Star Runner", would be a 10. I have always wanted to live on a farm. I thought this book had alot of emotional ups and downs. I like how a bad, non-emotional, punk, turns into a caring, emotional, young man.

There was a little bit of everything in the story. There was love, anger, sadness, and happiness. It gave me a good lesson on drinking and its consequences. It really shows me what a bad stepfather is like. My cousin's stepfather is no where near as bad as Stan. It taught me to be sure to choose the right friends and the right decisions in life. Taming the Star Runner was the best book I have ever read.

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Summary: Taming The Star Runner
Review: Taming the Star Runner

This was the best story I have ever read. If I had to choose from a rating of 1-10, "Taming the Star Runner", would be a 10. I have always wanted to live on a farm. I thought this book had alot of emotional ups and downs. I like how a bad, non-emotional, punk, turns into a caring, emotional, young man.

There was a little bit of everything in the story. There was love, anger, sadness, and happiness. It gave me a good lesson on drinking and its consequences. It really shows me what a bad stepfather is like. My cousin's stepfather is no where near as bad as Stan. It taught me to be sure to choose the right friends and the right decisions in life. Taming the Star Runner was the best book I have ever read.

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Summary: My Idea of Taming the Star Runner
Review: Taming the Star-Runner

I thought Taming the Star-Runner was an okay book. I thought it could have been better if it was shorter, because it was a little drug-out. The only reason I thought it was drug-out is because I don't really like long novels. The book is about a young man named Travis. He gets in trouble with the cops and is going to be sent away to his uncles house named Ken. Ken owns a ranch but is in the process of getting rid of it. Eventually, Travis falls in love with a girl named Casey, who is a jockey. Travis sometimes confused me with all of his mixed feelings, but I thought that it was a pretty good book. If you're looking for a little action and a little of romance, then this is your book. For those of you that enjoy medium-sized novels then this will be the book that you need to check out at the library.

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Summary: A good book, originally.
Review: This could have been an amazing children's book. It had everything: great characters, a wonderful plot....but I did not enjoy the swearing, Personally, after Outsiders and That was then, this is now, I expected much better language from Hinton. I cannot recommend this book for anyone who doesn't like swearing every five words.

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Summary: mature Hinton
Review: This is a good book. Travis starts out as a desperate kid and through trial and error and the love of an uncle he'd never seen before he turned sixteen, he begins to grow into a young man. Family relationships are sensitively handled: parents and children who fight but still love each other, husbands and wives who find themselves in hurtful situations, kids who are trying to figure out the right thing to do and not necessarily being able to do it.

The best part of this book is the juxtaposition of Travis the writer with Travis the tough city kid. Some of the funniest and most exciting parts of the book deal with the way he sees himself in relation to other people.

In addition, the book has a theme of finding true belonging and acceptance, which is a difficult enough thing for anyone. It is definitely one of Hinton's best books, and the most mature.

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Summary: Tamming the Star Runner
Review: This is the first time I've ever read an S.E. Hinton book, and I must say that it's iffy if I read another. Taming the Star Runner had a great plot, but it could have been given a more in depth look. Taming is about a 16 year old boy going through problems and is sent to live with his uncle. His uncle happens to live on a ranch where he meets a girl named Casey who he starts to like. A friend of his comes to visit and he realizes that change doesn't have to be a bad thing.
Although the book is quick paced and thrilling, it is pretty 2 dimensional. I felt no real depth within the characters to feel more close to them - and depth in character makes a book more enjoyable.

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Summary: Refreshing
Review: This is the first time I've ever read an S.E. Hinton book, and I must say that it's iffy if I read another. Taming the Star Runner had a great plot, but it could have been given a more in depth look. Taming is about a 16 year old boy going through problems and is sent to live with his uncle. His uncle happens to live on a ranch where he meets a girl named Casey who he starts to like. A friend of his comes to visit and he realizes that change doesn't have to be a bad thing.
Although the book is quick paced and thrilling, it is pretty 2 dimensional. I felt no real depth within the characters to feel more close to them - and depth in character makes a book more enjoyable.