Stranded

"Stranded" by Ben Mikaelsen is a young adult fiction book about a Jr. High girl who has lost her foot in an accident and finally gets accepted at school when everyone hears about her saving two whales. The story delves into her feelings about her parents separation, school, fears of what others think about her and how she finally accepts herself. In reading this book, I learned a bit more about whales and liked the theme that was not to judge people by how they look on the outside, but to look deeper at who people really are. Her special relationship she had with the whales was interesting. I enjoyed this light, fast read very much. I think the author did a fantastic job at getting inside the head of a young girl.

The main character of this book was a girl named Koby who loved ocean. Koby meets lot of difficulties with her parents fighting and arguing over and over again. Koby is a girl that thinks that she is alone. In her mind she thinks everybody at her school hates her because she got into an accident that made her lose a right foot that had to be replaced by a wood in a form of a foot. She had many troubles along the way to the end by how she had a wooden foot. Koby lost her foot when she was eight years old but this story is about her when she is now twelve. During the story she meets pilot whales. She tries to help the whales but she took very long time to earn their trust to help them. Koby couldn't leave them alone because they were badly hurt. The author wrote this story to express how hard and harsh it would be for a girl to live with a permanent space between her right foot and her shoe. I thought this story was pretty well made how Koby dealt with pilot whales and her parents. The book made me think of my grandma on my dad's side because she lost her whole left knee down to her toes and now she's on an electric wheel chair. I liked how Koby never gave up on things during the story. I didn't like how Koby called her right wooden foot. I recommend this book for people who love whales and animals. So if you are even 1% interested in this book read the STRANDED!

Stranded, this book has an amazing plot. The way Koby, the main character is presented is outstanding. In the story, Koby overcomes many obstacles in her life. It is amazing how she always finds a way around her troubles. Ben Mikaelsen makes it so Koby never gave up, that is very encouraging to not only people who have a leggy like Koby, but everyone. I have had the pleasure of enjoying this book over and over again. I really like it. Even though Stranded is set in such a strange place, it seems to be so well described that it makes the readers feel like they are Koby or that they are at least there watching what is going on in the book! This is one of the best books I have ever read and I will continue to read it, not only to myself, but also to my friends and family.

This book is great. I recommend it because it is fun. The girl loves to swim the the ocean. The girl finds two stranded whales. She tries to save them. Will she save them and herself before the storm comes?

I think this is a book you should really read. It is about a girl who is darring and cares about animals. My favorite part was when Koby stays out all night to save Lady.