Just Deserts
By Eric Walters
Rating - ****
I found this book of survival in the Sahara
desert very inspirational. When you read a book about a person doing something
extraordinary or brave, you will want to follow in their footsteps and do the
same. That is exactly what this story made me want to do, and I believe that is
what makes a book valuable.
“Just Deserts” is about a spoiled boy named
Ethan with a drinking problem who is the son of a very rich and respected
business man. After getting kicked out of yet another school for drinking and
bad attitude, the father decides to throw his son off in the middle of the
Sahara desert with a backpack and instructions on what he needs to do to get
out. The book follows him through a great adventure in the desert where he
meets a group of young hikers. As the story goes on Ethan begins to learn from
his peers and loses some of his stubborn and arrogant attitude, but not before
getting lost and nearly dying. He eventually makes it out of the desert as a
brand new person. Interestingly enough, the phrase “just deserts” can also
refer to a punishment.
I learned a lot from this book. I learned that
if you become severe dehydrated you are not recommended to drink all the water
you finally get instantly. That can cause severe damage to your throat.
Instead, you are supposed to drink one drop at a time, so your throat can
rehydrate and take on more water.
I do recommend this book to my friends.
Eric Walters – Just Deserts. Published in Toronto Ont. by 2011 by Puffin
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