The Hideout

The Hideout by Eve Bunting is something you need to read, Because it can be serous but there is a little humor there. This book's main characters are Andy,his mother,his new stepfather,and his friend Leah. This book is about how Andy gets so fedup with his stepfather that he makes up his mind to run away so he can be with his biological dad. A doorman to nearby hotel drops a key to a room and Andy takes it. His plan is to hide there until he can get enough money to go see his dad in England. A janitor begins to get suspicious and plans to investigate and Andy dosen't know.

This book takes place in hotel. The main character, Andy, is the one staying in the hotel in the tower suite room. andy wants to run away, because he thinks his mom doesn,t love him anymore, now that she has a new husband. He descides to run away, not knowing where he's going, he takes money out of his step dad's wallet and leaves. He doesn't leave a note or tell his mom where he's going. He goes to this hotel. A bellman drops a key to a hotel room. Andy picks up the key. He goes and tries to find the room that this key belongs to. But, has a T engraved on it. He doesn't know if it means room # 30, 30th floor, room # 20 or what it means. He goes on the elevator and tries to find this room. He finally finds it and it turns out to be a key for the tower suite. (the biggest room in the hotel) he descides to stay there. Later that night he almost gets caught. He takes off his shoes. Someone finds the shoes and, they almost take the shoes with them. They don't, they thought they were on of the cleaning ladies, kids shoes. Andy thinks he is going to stay in the hotel until his dad gets back from his business trip. His dad won't be back for 3 weeks. So, how will he survive for 3 weeks on his own, with not a lot of food or money? I liked this book, I thought it was interesting. I recommend this book if you like adventures or mysteries you'll like this one!

The book "THE HIDEOUT" was an intriguing book. The author Eve Bunting is an excellent author and explained the antagonist and protanist. The antagonists were Andy the main character and Leah the hero. The protagonist was Fred who kidnapped Andy. The one negative comment I have of the book was how poorly the author explained how Andy escaped from the van. Other than that the book was excellant and should be read by all kids.

Because the story is told in first person point of view by 12 year old Andy, middle schoolers will become easily entangled in his run away adventure. This novel has "none stop action" and there are no slow chapters. Eve Bunting's excellent writing style and plot will keep you interested all the way to the end where you will discover that Andy is just as surprised as you are by what happens! If you liked Someone is Hiding on Alcatraz Island by Bunting, you will surely like The Hideout!