HOSTAGE, THE

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Summary: Friendship and Freedom
Review: How would you like a chance to win $100,000? A lot of people would like this but it's not always as great as you think. The Hostage by Theodore Taylor is a book just about this. It takes place during the 1980's at Lumber Landing, a small fishing town near Vancouver. This story is fiction but it could really happen.

Jamie Tidd is the main character of this story. He is a fourteen year old who is in a fishing camp for the summer with his dad. They live on their boat called the Dawn Girl. They catch fish and take them to market. Jamie and his dad like to fish and get along well. Jamie's best friend is Angie. She works with her dad on another boat. Zach Cooke is a man who works for a Sea World type place that is being built. Doc Greenlee is a man who works for Zach Cooke.

Zack Cooke put out an add for a twenty-five foot killer whale in good condition. The reward is one hundred thousand dollars. He wants it to be an attraction at a new water park. Jamie and his Dad are fishing one day and a killer whale gets into a small cove. They remember the add and trap the whale with nets. They then send out a call to another boat that they know to see if they can buy some fish from them. They get the fish and feed the whale.

Jamie's dad calls Zack Cooke and tells him that they have a whale. Zack Cooke doesn't believe it at first. He sends Doc Greenlee to check out the whale. You will want to find out how this opportunity to make one hundred thousand dollars affects everyone.

There is a lot in this book about being a good friend. The book is also about making important decisions. I recommend this book because it is more than just an animal story.