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    Williwaw!
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    Williwaw!
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    Williwaw!

    Written by Tom Bodett

    Narrated by Tom Bodett

    3.5/5

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    About this audiobook

    From humorist, storyteller, author, and the voice of Motel 6 commercials, here is an exciting middle-grade adventure novel set in rural Alaska. Ivan and September Crane, ages 12 and 13, are left alone for a couple of weeks while their fisherman Dad is away at sea. In typical adolescent fashion, they quickly proceed to ignore his only two instructions-don't run down the batteries on the portable short-wave radio, their only means of communication, and don't cross the bay to town. Through a series of bad decisions they find themselves crossing Bag Bay in their skiff when they are suddenly overtaken by a sudden and fierce autumn storm known as a williwaw. Ivan and September must use every ounce of strength, courage, and ingenuity they posses to keep themselves afloat until help comes. Williwaw contains rich descriptions of Alaskan geography and wildlife. Its likable characters and taut suspense will keep readers riveted until the last page.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherPenguin Random House Audio
    Release dateJul 5, 2000
    ISBN9780553750171
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    Williwaw!
    Author

    Tom Bodett

    Tom Bodett grew up in Michigan and settled in Alaska twenty years ago. He became a nationally known radio personality through his work with National Public Radio's "All Things Considered," and his syndicated variety program "The End of the Road Radio Show." He is also widely known for his advertising work including those for Motel 6, "We'll Leave the Light on For You," and claims it is the only line he ever needed to say. Bodett raises his son in Homer, Alaska, and makes frequent odysseys South.

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    • 3/5
      Bodett's strength is his humor. This is written as a drama, lacking that wonderful slyness in all his previous books. I know he can manage it along with drama, as he did in Norman Tuttle. So I'm wondering why the miss. I might be more forgiving if it were another, less talented author.The story itself was interesting enough and the climax scene had me breathless with anxiety.
    • 4/5
      Fiction: Chapter BookBodett, Tom Williwaw! Knoff, 1999. 192p. Middle-schoolIvan and September, ages 12 and 13, are left at home in Steamer Cove, a remote place in coastal Alaska, while their father is on a fishing trip. They disobey their father’s orders and end up getting themselves in all sorts of problems culminating in getting caught out in their skiff in a williwaw (a sudden violent wind). This quick-paced tale is an emotional journey. Told in the third person point of view; the themes are self-sufficiency, courage, and family.AK: Black bear, fishing, clamming, coastal Alaska lifeActivity: Have they ever been out in rough seas? What was it like? What happened?
    • 4/5
      Bodett has really caught the brother/sister relationship here, great characterization. Several times he gives us entry into September's thoughts and then segues into her younger brother Ivan's thoughts--which are so different in mood. These kids, ages 12 & 13, have a strong sense of values (being truthful, responsible, hard-working)but reached a time when they chose to act against that. This book is the story of the escalating consequences.I couldn't understand why September never went into the electronics repair shop with her brother, nor why the harbor master, who had years of experience, didn't try to keep them at the safe berth when he saw the storm coming. I'm glad that the reasoning behind the maxim "Red Sky at night, sailor's ..." was finally explained.