He realizes he will never be the same person because he helped save a life. Brady reflects on what happened and thinks about fate he wonders what would’ve happened to Ben if he hadn’t been there to check the little creeks. When injuries stop him, Digger hides at a.
After just a month he makes a bold escape that nearly kills him and soon an angry fourteen-year-old Digger is on the run. Nine months in a juvenile detention facility was the punishment for his crime. He desperately performs CPR on Ben and steers the boat back to shore. A teenage boy faces his past and seeks redemption in the gripping companion book to Red Kayak. With the help of Tilly's instincts, Brady finds little Ben, but he is not breathing! Brady tries to remember what to do in an emergency.īrady remembers what Carl said about ABC: check airway, check breathing, check circulation. Fourteen-year-old Natalie O'Reilly's world is turned upside down with the news that she will soon go. Carl and the other rescuers look downstream, while Brady goes off on his own. Journey Back by Priscilla Cummings available in Hardcover on, also read synopsis and reviews. DiAngelo and her son, Ben, are missing after going out on the creek.īrady and his dog, Tilly, join the search for the missing DiAngelos. He knows it isn't safe because of tides and winds, but doesn't stop them.īrady finds out that Mrs. DiAngelo, taking her red kayak out on the creek with her three year old son. Please note: Some tables or figures were omitted from this article.Example "Red Kayak" Plot Diagram Expositionīrady sees his new neighbor, Mrs. Overall, Cummings has produced anĮxciting, thoughtful story for middle school readers.-Mary Ann Harlan. Other hand, the novel introduces the reader to people who live on theĮdge, as Digger makes a home in a campground, using road kill to feed Suspend belief due to the lucky coincidences Digger encounters. The climax of the story is when Luke’s father was getting arrested and Luke tried to run away from the cops. The book begins with Digger escaping jail by hiding in the back of a Garbage truck. Perhaps a little too pat in creating a happy ending for the characters Īlthough, there could be another story in telling Nora's, the girlĭigger falls in love with, story. The Journey Back takes place in a campground during the present. The sequel also extendsĭigger's story for fans of the first book. With enough reference to Red Kayak, a reader who has not readĭigger's story can understand his backstory and appreciate The Like all choices, Digger's have consequences, andĪlthough they are primarily positive, not all of them are. More criminal activity, finds a family, finds love, becomes a hero, andįinds himself. Of Digger's escape from the juvenile facility and his attempt to You be lookin’ backward all the time, Brady, you’re gonna have one heck of a crook in the neck.
Obscured text at the back cover Some text are skewed. 9 quotes from Priscilla Cummings: Sometimes, she had discovered, you had to walk around the holes in your life, instead of falling into them., My dad says stop thinking that way. Sequel to Red Kayak (Dutton, 2004/ VOYA October 2004), tells the story The journey back by Cummings, Priscilla, 1951-Publication date 2012. Is going to make another choice with consequences. 224p.ĭigger made a poor choice, and the consequences have led him toĬliffside Youth Detention Center.
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