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Juliana and the Medicine Fish

 

by

Jake MacDonald

Juliana can't solve all her family's problems but winning an international fishing competition could at least rescue them financially. In a spellbinding series of adventures, Juliana uses her own resourcefulness and the wisdom of an Ojibway elder to unlock the deepest secret of the Lake of the Woods.

Loriann says
Age 10
School Northwood
What I Liked I liked the part when Juliana put the fish in the water because she knew it was the right thing to do. There were only a few of that kind of fish.
What I Felt
About the Main
Character 		I liked Juliana because she was strong. She had to deal with her parents being divorced and she hardly saw her dad because he lived so far away.
The Novel was suspenseful
I Chose This Word I thought it was suspenseful because you would never know when a lure would work or if they would find the muskie.
The Author might change This story was a good story. It was interesting and it was perfect.
New Information
I Learned 		I learned that it takes a lot of work to catch a fish and you need to have a lot of time.

Tara says
Age 10
School Sawmill Valley
What I Liked I liked the part when Juliana was trying to catch the big fish and it broke the line. I liked it because it had so much suspense in it. You never knew what was going happen next/
What I Felt
About the Main
Character 		I felt that Juliana was very hopeful for finding the medicine fish and she wanted to catch it more than anybody. She never gave up and I liked her for that.
The Novel was suspenseful
I Chose This Word I thought that is was suspensful because you never knew what was going to happen next. For example, when they were talking about what to do while she was catching the fish.
The Author might change I thought that the author could change it by putting more information about fish in it.
New Information
I Learned 		I never knew that they had competitions on who could catch the biggest fish. I always thought that in pictures I have seen, they were always doing it for fun.

Tori says
Age 10
School Sawmill Valley
What I Liked My favourite part is when Juliana went to Cub's grandpa's and he made the lure.
What I Felt
About the Main
Character 		I think Juliana was nice but a little bit selfish.
The Novel was suspenseful
I Chose This Word It was suspenseful because Juliana tried to catch the fish a number of times but it kept getting away and you wanted her to catch it.
The Author might change I would not change anything about the book.
New Information
I Learned 		The only thing that I learned about the book is that different fish use different lures.

Misha says
Age 11
School Sawmill Valley
What I Liked I liked the part when she catches the giant muskie.
What I Felt
About the Main
Character 		I felt that Juliana worked very hard trying to catch the muskie.
The Novel was suspenseful
I Chose This Word It was suspenseful because you didn't know what was going to happen next.
The Author might change I really liked this book. There's nothing I would like to see changed.
New Information
I Learned 		I never knew that a muskie fish could be 7 feet long.

Tina Says
Age 11
School Sawmill Valley
What I Liked I really liked this book because it was a story about how a girl really feels when her parents break up and her effort to find the fish and not let go. Her determination took over her body and she realized this is something that she could do to help out her father.
What I Felt
About the Main
Character 		The main character in this story is Juliana. She was really upset about her parents breaking up and she never gave up hope in finding the fish.
The Novel was true to life
I Chose This Word This story was true to life because her parents had broken up and she really was sad and couldn't understand that it was for the best.
The Author might change I really liked this story and there is nothing that the author should change.
New Information
I Learned 		There was really nothing in this story to learn from if you already knew that there are fishing shows.

Adam Says
Age 10
School Sawmill Valley
What I Liked I liked the part when Juliana put the fish back in the water after she caught it because it was the nice thing to do.
What I Felt
About the Main
Character 		I felt sorry because her parents were breaking up.
The Novel was suspenseful
I Chose This Word I think it is suspenseful because I didn't know if Juliana would catch the fish.
The Author might change Not really.
New Information
I Learned 		No.
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