elementaryaged kid's book for animal lovers, Nice story about hurt animals and restoring a sibling relationship, and a strong message of animal protection/rights, Erin really enjoyed it, she'd probably give itstars, I liked it enough, but it was a pretty simplistic storyline, which is fine for this age group, "Vet Volunteers Trpped" was written by Laurie Halse Andreson, This book is about Brenna, her friends and familly saving a wild animal that was trapped in the forest, There are some difficulties in the book between Brenna's brother and the guy who trapped the poor animal in the forest, Only Brenna's brother is mad at him, Brenna also asks her friends and Dr, Mac Vet to help her to recover the animal that was trapped in the forest, Trapped is the best book Ive encountered so far in the Vet Volunteers collection, Geared toward middle schoolaged readers, the series focuses on a group of animalrescuing girls and their veterinarian mentor, Dr, Mac. As Ive stated previously, I have a mixed reaction to these books, as they tend to focus on rescuing only cute or endangered animals, while ignoring the plight of those used for food and fiber.
Trapped is a welcome departure from this tradition, and comes closest to reconciling compassion for all,
The story begins when the books heroine, Brenna, discovers a stray dog caught in a leghold trap in the woods near her home.
After securing the dogs rescue, Brenna and a friend decide to confront the trapper, who turns out to be a teenager not much older than themselves.
Brennas first encounter with animal rights is not a very positive one, Her seventeenyearold brother, Sage, makes an angry scene at the breakfast table after learning that the waffles the familys eating contain eggs, Sage announces he is vegan, which is explained in the book as
Vegans are sort of like ultravegetarians, They dont eat meat or any other animal products, like milk or eggs or cheese, Vegans dont wear leather, and some of them wont even eat honey because they believe its unfair to the bees to steal what theyve created.
Unfortunately, Sage is a vegan of the “angry and obsessed” the books words variety, His increasing involvement with a fictional radical activist group and his nonstop talk about “direct action” has the family concerned, Nevertheless, the family decides to take the lessextreme action of eating vegan along with Sage:
“Its easier to cook one thing for everyone,” Mom says.
If Sage wants to be a vegan, we can all try that for a while, I looked up some information on how to make sure well get enough protein, and it seems easy enough, There are a lot of good vegan recipes, ”
I wanted to stand up and cheer for that! Mom admits shes not ready to give up dairy yet, Fair enough. Unfortunately, she goes on to say that dairy is “important food” for the familys youngest child, “since hes still growing, ” sitelinkAck!
In the meantime, the Vet Volunteers have a frightened dog to look after, who is convalescing at the clinic after his encounter with the leghold trap.
The kids do internet research on the trapping issue, discovering some unflattering facts about the trapping
and fur industries, as well as the debate over banning particular types of traps.
While the girls research the issues, Sage has more extreme plans in mind, Brenna discovers a list of radical websites advocating illegal action, as well as a nearlycomplete “man trap” in Sages room, Oh, come on. However, Brenna finds herself increasingly sympathetic to the proposed target of the man trapthe teenage trapper named Billy, As it turns out, Billys deceased father taught him to trap, and he now only does it to earn some extra income for his financiallystruggling family.
Brennas making some headway in her efforts to encourage Billy to reconsider his actions, when Sage spots his enemy and starts throwing punches.
In the melee, Sage accidentally strikes his sister, which immediately causes him to regret his previous “by any means necessary” approach to activism, Sage says:
“I think Ive gotten a little carried away with all this animal rights stuff, Not that Ill stop going to meetings or anything”, . . ”I still believe in all the goals, And Im still going to be a vegan, But I have to admit that you proved theres more than one way to make change happen, ”
Sage throws away his “man trap,” and Billy agrees to do carpentry work with Brennas father in lieu of trapping animals for money.
The stray dog who escaped the trap is adopted, Although there is no word on whether Brenna and her parents intend to continue eating a vegan diet, she vows:
And now that I understand why some people trap, I think Ill have a better chance of convincing them not to.
And believe me, I do intend to work hard to ban trapping in this country, Even Sage now realizes that by understanding another persons point of view, its easier to work together for change,
All in all, good stuff, I was so happy to see that for Sage, renouncing violence doesnt mean renouncing animal rights, Being a peaceful, reasoned activist is the best path to changeand I was thrilled to see the author recognize this,
The last few pages include a section headed “Animal Rights,” which gives a few tips on living a more humane life by avoiding fur and animaltested cosmetics, adopting and spay/neutering pets, and volunteering at a shelter.
I would have liked to have seen diet mentioned, but the fact that positive information like this even makes it into highly mainstream books is a sign itself of progress.
not as good as the first ones, but I still liked it! It was sad and very amazing of how Billy was trapping animals for a living because his father is dead and he needs money to support his family.
i really love these books! i would recommend it to anybody who is an animal lover! This was a good book Not bad, Very educational, but a little dramatic, But good for animal lovers, definitely! Someones been setting animal traps in the nature preserve behind Brennas house, She and her older brother, Sage, are furiousnot only is that illegal, its hurting and killing defenseless animals where they should be safe, They both want to do something, but Brennas worried that Sage may have some really extreme plans in mind, Can she rein him in,/Brenna, one of the volunteers at the Wild at Heart animal clinic, is horrified to find a dog caught in a trap in the local nature preserve, but subsequent events prove that every story has two sides.
trapped by Laurie Halse Anderson is a super good book, its about a girl which people have been putting traps behind her house, her and her brother want to do something in order for people to stop putting traps, she is scared that her brother might be doing something bad to stop whats happening, this book haspgs and its fiction, UPDATE! SHOUT, my memoir in verse, is out, has receivedstarred reviews, and was longlisted for the National Book Award!For bio stuff: Laurie Halse Anderson is a New York Times bestselling author whose writing spans young readers, teens, and adults.
Combined, her books have sold thanmillion copies, Her new book, SHOUT, a memoir in verse about surviving sexual assault at the age of thirteen and a manifesta for the MeToo era, has received widespread critical acclaim and appeared on the New York Times bestseller list for seven consecutive weeks.
Laurie has been nominated for the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award four times, Two of her books, Speak and Chains, were National Book Award finalists, and Chains was short listed for the presti UPDATE! SHOUT, my memoir in verse, is out, has receivedstarred reviews, and was longlisted for the National Book Award!For bio stuff: Laurie Halse Anderson is a New York Times bestselling author whose writing spans young readers, teens, and adults.
Combined, her books have sold thanmillion copies, Her new book, SHOUT, a memoir in verse about surviving sexual assault at the age of thirteen and a manifesta for the MeToo era, has received widespread critical acclaim and appeared on the New York Times bestseller list for seven consecutive weeks.
Laurie has been nominated for the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award four times, Two of her books, Speak and Chains, were National Book Award finalists, and Chains was short listed for the prestigious Carnegie medal, Two books, Shout and The Impossible Knife of Memory, were long listed for the National Book Award, Laurie was selected by the American Library Association for theMargaret A, Edwards Award and has been honored for her battles for intellectual freedom by the National Coalition Against Censorship and the National Council of Teachers of English.
In addition to combating censorship, Laurie regularly speaks about the need for diversity in publishing and is a member of RAINNs National Leadership Council.
She lives in Philadelphia, where she enjoys cheesesteaks while she writes, Find out about Laurie by following her on Twitter at halseanderson, Instagram at halseanderson, and Facebook at lauriehalseanderson, or by visiting her website, madwomanintheforest.
com. sitelink.