Big Game: The Hunt is On

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

Review Date: May 1, 2015

Review

This story takes place in Finland. It starts out with a young 12-year-old boy named Oskari that is spending the night in a forest by himself with just a bow, knife and fire kit. His goal is to hunt and kill an animal before the next morning to prove he is no longer a boy but a man. But instead the president of the United States’ plane crashes into the forest and he has to rescue him. And not just from the forest, there are people trying to kill the president.

This story is non-stop action. Oskari doesn’t start out as being the kind of character that you think could rescue someone. But when he is in dangerous situations his hunter background kicks in and he does some amazing things. Some of the things he does were kind of hard to believe- like he scene with the freezer and the helicopter, but it is still a fun fast read. Older readers that like books about survival and adventure will enjoy this.

Overall Book Score: good