The scenes that describe Sarah and Andy's five day trip to reach land is quite good. I expected the characters open up to one another during their days of survival or at the very least some inner monologue so I could get inside the character's heads for a while. While we see them work together in order to stay alive, they seem so far apart despite how physically close they are. He is suppose to be the complete opposite of Sarah and his relationship with her is suppose to be meaningful but instead it lacks an emotional punch. I wish the author incorporated his background throughout the story.

We get hints of his troubled family situation, but again, it is not known until the last few chapters of the story. When her race is revealed, I couldn't help but think 'Well, ok' which I'm sure is not what the author intended, especially when Sarah and Andy's relationship grows.Īndy is a cute boy who lives in the Everglades and does not attend school. I thought revealing her race and economic status at the same time would have made more sense instead of the other way around. It is not until the very end of the novel is Sarah's race revealed.

She is always found in the background and seems to only get attention from her teachers. Being from a 'working family' status makes it hard for Sarah to integrate with her classmates. Unlike many of her classmates, she is only able to attend the school by winning a swimming scholarship. Sarah is a new student at Glades Academy. Even when we do learn about the characters, we don't seem to care which leads us to being not wholly satisfied. Readers anticipate a character driven novel where the character grows after surviving a harrowing ordeal of being lost in the animal infested Everglades, but what we get instead is a plot driven novel where we don't learn much about the characters until the very end of the book. Review: Lost in the River of Grass is one of those books where the description doesn't match or live up to the book's content.

Sarah will have to count on her instincts-and a guy she barely knows-if they have any hope of making it back alive. But one simple oversight turns a joyride into a race for survival across the river of grass. When an opportunity for an unauthorized side trip on an airboat presents itself, it seems like a perfect escape-an afternoon without feeling like a sore thumb. Description (found on Netgalley): A science-class field trip to the Everglades is supposed to be fun, but Sarah's new at Glades Academy, and her fellow freshmen aren't exactly making her feel welcome.

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