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Four Boys, Two Canoes, and the Guadalupe River Review

This true story is about four teenage boys who canoe the length of Texas' Guadalupe River. The foundation for this trip actually occurred as the boys were growing up in a small, central Texas town during the 1950s and 1960s.
The author begins the story by detailing the boys' idyllic childhood - that of building cities in a 20' by 20' sandbox, only to gleefully destroy them at the end of the day; playing baseball in a vacant lot; building forts; playing hide-and-seek; playing outside all day; riding bikes all over town; playing safely in the streets; and being watched by all of the neighborhood moms.
It is with this background, that Peter, Don, James, and Mark begin their journey down a 500 mile Texas river. The author tells the story by successfully intertwining the boys' journal entries, their current recall of the journey, photos and maps, and newspaper clippings.
The boys face several obstacles, including getting their parents to approve the trip. With the eventual approval and encouragement of their parents and a three-week training program by a well-known outdoorsman, the boys begin their 18-day journey on June 7, 1971.
The reader experiences the trip day-by-day through the boys' written journal entries. Their current recollections are added when needed. We learn of the good times, such as the exploration of an old hydroelectric plant and the warm reception by most folks along the trip. We also learn of the not-so-good times, such as the constant barrage of flies, ticks, and mosquitoes; the sunburns; the threatening thunderstorms; the "crotch" problems caused by walking and maneuvering in wet clothes; and the ever-present diamondback rattlesnake and cottonmouth moccasin. Most importantly, we learn the important life lessons that these boys learned during their journey - like the difference between bravery and stupidity when confronting a cottonmouth.
In addition to relying on the boys' actual journal entries and their own words, I like the fact that the author included the boys' current biographies and perspectives on their trip. I think that any young reader would benefit from the "priceless experience in teamwork, camaraderie, and self-reliance" that this book relays - especially when they see how the experience helped to create four exceptional men.
I would recommend this book to any young reader who is looking for real-life adventure and a sense of what the world was like during the late 1950s, the 1960s, and the early 1970s. They will learn much about preparation and execution of a dream; as well as, reflecting on that dream once it has been executed. As one of the boys states in the book, "The challenges may be different but the objective is the same ... set yourself a goal and achieve it...it will be time well spent and [will] give you stories to talk about for the rest of your lives."

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