Reviews

Thunder Rolling in the Mountains by Scott O'Dell

avabovava's review

dark emotional informative reflective sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.25

sheccabaw's review

emotional sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

ashbeth2011's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

chenderson79's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional informative reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.0

Read with my 5th grade class. Very interesting and heartbreaking read. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Xenophobia, and Racism

swayzerainey's review against another edition

4.0

We will be reading this book in the 5th grade class I am student teaching with in the fall! A angering and heart breaking story.

Update! Just finished reading this with my 5th graders! Can’t believe I only have 5 days left with them :( but it was a pretty good book to teach. The lessons could have been more engaging!

rouxgrace's review against another edition

dark emotional sad fast-paced

3.75

klsriley's review against another edition

challenging dark informative sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

kslhersam's review against another edition

4.0

My 5th grader was reading this at school, so I thought I'd give it a try too. Such a sad story of the early Native Americans getting massacred and kicked off their land. But it was written well and probably was pretty accurate. It was a quick read and I liked being able to talk with Isaac about it.

rebeccavalley's review against another edition

4.0

Read this one for work - slightly dated but solid historical fiction, and an important story for children to read/learn. O'Dell beautifully expressed the pains of the Nez Perce, and also the bond between women. An important, though devastatingly sad story.

katrina's review against another edition

adventurous dark sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Gun violence

Minor: Child death