The Banning Family Essay
The Banning family, always caring, would never have guessed what their lives would be like when they took a wolf pup into their care. The author of this loving story is J.R Thompson. This book has not won any apparent awards but has many positive reviews on J.R Thompson’s website. This book is like no other because it does not only entertain the reader but also educates them about wolves. The reader’s overall opinion of the book is that it is an educational and eye-catching story. Buster, a wolf and german shepherd mix, is haunted with a background of loss and tragedy from wolf hunters, who not only shot him but killed his brother and father. Buster, having to be left behind, was rescued and brought to Doctor Anderson’s clinic, or Doc for
short. Some attributes about Buster would be, brave, loyal, and protective. These characteristics have developed nicely, as in the beginning he was more timid and scared, but now he would do anything for his family. Buster’s family consists of Mike Banning, the father, Becky Banning, the mother, and their daughter and son, Julie and, Jeff Banning. Once word about Buster gets to the press him and his family’s lives change forever. Buster becomes a worldwide phenomenon, and Doc travels everywhere speaking about Buster’s incredible story. But in this fiction book not everyone is so nice. In a small town just outside of Northeast Minnesota there's a dog-fighting club that has kept their eye on Buster for many weeks, waiting for the right time to strike. The mood/tone builds off of what happens in the story, and really adds an emotional effect. A valuable lesson learned from this book would be to always be loyal to your family and friends. The author’s style and craft is for the most part good, but does have an excessive use of exclamatory sentences. It connects very well to the readers, because of how the author shows they are just everyday people that gets a change of events in their lives. The pace of the story was a bit too rushed. The author sped through the heartfelt events instead of really capturing the moment. Overall the reader liked the book, because of its powerful connection to readers, however would not recommend it due to excessive use of exclamatory sentences and rushed storyline. The target audience for this book would be 11-15 who have a passion of the outdoors. Overall rating would be a 2.5/5 because, of its rushed storyline and excessive use of exclamatory sentences.
short. Some attributes about Buster would be, brave, loyal, and protective. These characteristics have developed nicely, as in the beginning he was more timid and scared, but now he would do anything for his family. Buster’s family consists of Mike Banning, the father, Becky Banning, the mother, and their daughter and son, Julie and, Jeff Banning. Once word about Buster gets to the press him and his family’s lives change forever. Buster becomes a worldwide phenomenon, and Doc travels everywhere speaking about Buster’s incredible story. But in this fiction book not everyone is so nice. In a small town just outside of Northeast Minnesota there's a dog-fighting club that has kept their eye on Buster for many weeks, waiting for the right time to strike. The mood/tone builds off of what happens in the story, and really adds an emotional effect. A valuable lesson learned from this book would be to always be loyal to your family and friends. The author’s style and craft is for the most part good, but does have an excessive use of exclamatory sentences. It connects very well to the readers, because of how the author shows they are just everyday people that gets a change of events in their lives. The pace of the story was a bit too rushed. The author sped through the heartfelt events instead of really capturing the moment. Overall the reader liked the book, because of its powerful connection to readers, however would not recommend it due to excessive use of exclamatory sentences and rushed storyline. The target audience for this book would be 11-15 who have a passion of the outdoors. Overall rating would be a 2.5/5 because, of its rushed storyline and excessive use of exclamatory sentences.