Thunder Cave By:Roland Smith

Jacob Lansa is a 14 year old boy who is going threw some rough times. Things get worst when a family member passes away and he is forced to move to Nebraska. He then remembers his dad who lives in Kenya and who he hasn't talked to in over two years. His father is a field biologist, which is why he's in Africa, and is trying to stop poachers from killing elephants. Jacob goes to Kenya and finds out surviving in the bush is a lot harder than it looks. After being saved by a Masai named Supeet with a quest of his own, they team up to achieve their goals.

To me, this book was very creative and adventures. The author was really detailed on how the environment looked and felt. He usually did this while Jacob was in the bush, which is very hot, dry, and for the character, exhausting. The characters and what they did was also very detailed. During one part, Supeet covered his entire body with dirt to camlefloage him self from poachers and animals. That was one of my favorite parts.

The characters were very unique. Jacob's dad is totally obsessed with his work as a field biologist, who works for the Wildlife Research Institute. He loves animals and to protect them. He also doesn't seem to mind to travel a lot for his job. Jacob's grandfather (Taw) is a very strange man. Near the begging, Jacob explains that Taw has insomnia a lot and lives in a type of day-care. Besides needing someone to watch him everyday, Taw is and can be very wise. Other times he can be a bit unuasul. Jacob is someone who fights for what they believe in ( like his father). He likes adventure and things planed out. To me, he seems really nice and knows what he's doing. His friend Supeet is always aware of everything. He would be a really good leader, as he was in the book. The author chose really good characters for this type of story.

During this book, Jacob has one goal. That is to go to Kenya and find his father. On the way, he finds Supeet and they tell each other what they must do. Supeet's goal is to bring rain to the dry land. Jacob soon learns he must help him to complete his own goal. The plot is for Jacob to find and help his father and help Supeet with the ritaul he must do at the thunder cave. Because of the plot, this book isn't believable to me.

Overall, this book was very interesting and well written in many ways. There were a lot of parts that made me react differently. Most of the time I kept on thinking what it would be like to be in Jacob's shoes. This is a great book for any reader that's into adventure, animals, and survival storys. I think this book is incredible and I highly recommend it.

Written and published by Gage