My Near-Death Adventures (99%True!)

Reviewed by: Mary Lehmer - Freeport Community Library, Freeport, Southern Maine Library District

Review Date: May 1, 2015

Review

This humorous, historical fiction story takes place in Michigan at a logging camp in 1895. 11-year-old Stan is telling the story. He gets in trouble because he can’t keep his thoughts to himself no matter what the topic. He is obsessed with being the man of the house and is hoping to find his father, anywhere, he just wants to find him. Old photos from his scrapbook (with his thoughts written on the photos) are on almost every page. I did find it hard sometimes to know when Stan was thinking out loud or talking out loud, but I think that was part of the author’s plan because it seemed like something Stan’s character would do. This book would be great for historical fiction fans that like a story with a bug dose of humor thrown in.

Overall Book Score: good