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mponschke's review
3.0
This was required reading in 7th grade and I remember really liking it, but I couldn't really remember what all happened. Turns out it's a good book, but it comes to pretty rapid end. I guess that's not a bad thing for 12 year olds and their attention span, but definitely not a book I would recommend to someone older than like 14. It just lacks substance and character development.
ereiam's review against another edition
3.0
I read this one with my 7th grade literacy class and they liked the story of the two boys a lot. I like Gary Paulsen's books a lot but this one was just okay.
purchristeekorn's review
4.0
This book didn't pull me in until around page 75... and when it did, wowzers! Gary Paulsen did it again...this story still has the survival theme that runs through many of his stories which makes me a faithful reader. Canyons is historical fiction ( at least I'm sure most of it's fictional, though the Apaches vs soldiers is probably true) that interweaves two characters from different eras and different cultures. At first it is hard to tell where the story is going and why we are following these two diverse characters. In a swift moment it all becomes clear and the story takes off from there.
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