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A 3 page book review of a juvenile novel. Trouble at Wild River by Lois W. Johnson is a thrilling, suspense novel geared toward pre-teen readers. The suspenseful narrative propels the novel, as the young people, Kate and Anders, endeavor to discover who has been changing the ownership markings on the logs that farmers will be sending down river. However, the novel has a broader appeal than that of a simply mystery, as it addresses how Kate is adapting to her new family. Her mother has recently married Anders’s father. Also there are familial issues with her mother’s brother Ben. As this suggests, the volatile emotions of a pre-teen girl are addressed within the framework offered by the mystery. No additional sources cited.
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and her stepbrother Anders. Set in the Wisconsin woods in March of 1907, Kate and Anders are friends with Erik and Joe, a Chippewa Indian. The suspenseful narrative propels the
novel, as the young people endeavor to discover who has been changing the ownership markings on the logs that farmers will be sending down river. However, the novel has a
broader appeal than that of a simply mystery, as it addresses how Kate is adapting to her new family. Her mother has recently married Anderss father. Also there are familial
issues with her mothers brother Ben. As this suggests, the volatile emotions of a pre-teen girl are addressed within the framework offered by the mystery. Kates mother is expecting
a baby, and Kate passionately hopes for a baby sister, as she and Anders do not generally get along. Kate insists, "No more brothers...Lars is fine but youre- She stopped,
trying to think of a name she say in front of Mama and Papa" (Johnson 28). Kate decides early on in the story that she is determined to show Anders
that a girl can do anything that a boy can do. Also it is quickly established that Ben, Kates uncle, her mothers brother, stole some money from a merchant in
her mothers home country of Sweden. Ben had the "America fever" and stole the money in order to obtain passage to the US (Johnson 33). However, on reaching New York,
he conscience bothered him to the extent that he obtained a job and worked until he could send money back to Sweden and repay the shopkeeper. He writes a letter
to Kates mother begging for forgiveness for the disgrace he brought on their family and asking if he can come visit. The novel, however, starts out with
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