Call it Courage Audiobook

" Great way to get boys to read books! All my children absolutely loved this book. "

" Quick, easy Newbery. Great story about overcoming our fears and turning them into strengths. "

" Finally got around to reading this one. I was drawn in by the Polynesian culture (having toured New Zealand, Tahiti, Hawaii, and Australia, I enjoyed reading about that scene) and by the survival story. Short and sweet--I read it in one sitting--it is a coming of age story that tells of one boy's quest for courage. Although there are other survival books I prefer (Island of the Blue Dolphins, My Side of the Mountain), I enjoyed Sperry's work. And, apparently, I also enjoy parenthetical statements. "

" This was short, fun book to read to my boys that inspired discussion on finding that inner courage to face our biggest fears in life. It was very similar to "Robinson Crusoe" but from a Polynesian perspective. I liked it and so did my boys. "

" ok.. read it last year and it was kind of confusing "

" good but not quite as good as Hatchet or Island of the Blue Dolphins. Much better survival stories. "

" Kinda boring but good theme and moral "

" This book is very short (92 pages) and is a quick read. It is a coming of age story about a boy who lives on a tropical island. "

" 1941 Newbery Award winner. Quick read & great adventure about a boy who must face his fear. "

" this book is about a boy is the laughing stock of his island everybody calls him a coward because he is scared of the ocean and one day he rows on a boat with his dog and is lost at sea and lands on an island with man eating tribes "

" This was a great book to keep me going in my quest to read every newbery medal winner. I really enjoyed this book and the notion that you can do anything you want as long as you make the effort. "

" It is rare that I don't enjoy a Newberry book, but this one did nothing for me. I felt that all along I was being told a story. I never felt drawn into the story. I didn't really care if the main character survived or not. "

" Sorry, but I'm giving up. I really didn't like the book. And now that we've had our book club discussion about it, I know the ending. So back to the library it goes. "

" This is a favorite from when I was young. Mafatu leaves his home in the Pacific on a canoe with his dog Uri and his albatross Kivi to prove that he is no longer afraid of the ocean that killed his mother. The writing is simple and it is quick read. "

" The theme of a Hemingway novel (cowardly boy faces an embarrassing fear to overcome it) told with the manner of Kipling make this 1940 Newbery Medal winner a delightful fable of a boy's conquest to conquer the fear of the sea. Not my favorite of the Newbery winners I've read lately, but this is still certainly a good, quick read. "

" This book had a great lesson but I didn't like the way they tried to display the character's struggle to discover the lesson. "

" The story of a boy who is afraid of everything and how he overcomes it. For kids and adults. "

" Must read! So much is expressed and felt in each sentence. "

" Another good book to recommend to my students... a "kid classic." The author zoomed from one adventure to the next, but I suppose that is what would keep the interest of young readers. "

" A boy is afraid of the ocean and gets teased for it. He must overcome his fear, but how. Read to find out. J.M. "

" My favorite children's book of all time. It teaches a lot of life's lessons especially about facing one's fears whatever they may be. "

" The kid is the chief's sun and goes runing away because he is scared of the water seend he lost hit mother in a tunamia. Know people call him some thing and so he runs away to become a man and does thing like killing a warhog and goes back home to show that he is a man. "

" i don't remember very many details from this book, but i do know that it is worth reading again. "

" Remembered loving this book as a kid; recently reread it and was amazed at how formative it was. "

" This was a book I had to read for school and I can't say I was crazy for it but if you like indians you should read this book. "

" This was short, fun book to read to my boys that inspired discussion on finding that inner courage to face our biggest fears in life. It was very similar to "Robinson Crusoe" but from a Polynesian perspective. I liked it and so did my boys. "

" I read this when I was ten. "

" This is a tight, elegant adventure story about a boy who overcomes fear. I didn't see the Disney television version, but it sounds wonderful. "

" I enjoyed this easy, but inspiring book! "

" This was an okay book - of course im partial due to it being about a Polynesian boy, which I dont find very often. Im guessing at the end he lived?? Or else how would they know all the little details right??? But it doesnt exactly spell it out. And I need to know these things!!! :) "

" Listened to the audio book thanks to Library2Go. "

" it was a nice short breather book, but i wish everything in it didn't move so quickly and things were described and explained more. "

" A classic survival story, with a tropical setting. "

" Call it Courage is a gret book,it teaches you to face your fears. "

" This is a great story of facing and overcoming fears. "

" Two CDs too long. It was only 2 CDs long. "

" Such a fantastic story of courage and tenacity in such a short book. I can't believe I'd never read this before. "

" Had to read it in school. It wasn't something I would read on my own, but the message in it was valuable and made the book worth reading. "

" My second favorite book ever. "

" This book was extremely BORING. We had to read it for school. "

" Second favorite over Spring Break. Survival, drive, motivation and determination, all qualities I hold in high esteem. "

" it was a nice short breather book, but i wish everything in it didn't move so quickly and things were described and explained more. "

" I wanted to read this book because it won the Newberry. It was kind of strange but very honest in it's portrayal of how we as humans can often drive our fellow humans to do things they don't need to do. That really didn't make any sense. :) "

" Very poetic. Some of the best descriptive sentences ever. "

" Short and sweet, but an excellent story! "

" This is the first novel I read. It was first grade, probably 1988. "

" For a Newberry, I wasn't over the moon with this one. It was a good story... compelling sometimes. Kind of flat, though. Harley read it, and that surprises me because there were some rather anxious moments. "

" It was boring at first but it got a little more interesting in the middle and end "

" This was my favorite book in the 4th grade. I came across it recently and had to see if it was as good as I remembered. The 4th-grade me would have probably given it 5 stars. "

" Maybe 3 stars . . .It just seems something's lacking, but it's good. "

" I just finished reading this book with David, my 8 year old, and he loved it! It is a great adventure story, not to mention it reminded me of our trip to Hawaii! "

" ok.. read it last year and it was kind of confusing "

" I read this in 3rd or 4th grade. One of the first novels I ever read. An excellent boy's book. About a boy shipwrecked/stranded on an island, if I recall correctly. "