Book Reflection

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In one paragraph summarize the storyline of this book.
Tell me 3 things you learned from reading this book and why learning that is meaningful to you.
What did you like/dislike about the main character? (Personality, decisions they made, etc.)
If you could interview the main character of this book what are 5 questions you might ask him/her?
Choose a quote from any character in the book that has meaning to you. Explain why.
What did you learn about the setting/environment in which the book took place? (I.e. climate, terrain,
etc.)
Find 5 – 6 images and photographs of the setting of the book and include them in your report. Does it look like it was described in the book?
For any book that has been made into a movie: Discussion of the differences between the book and the movie and how they altered the original themes in the book.
Books list:
1. A Walk for Sunshine, Jeff Alt 2. A Blistered Kind of Love: One Couple’s Trial by Trail, Angela Ballard and Duffy Ballard 3. Three Hundred Zeros, Dennis Blanchard 4.
Annapurna: A Woman’s Place, Arlene Blum 5. Breaking Trail: A Climbing Life, Arlene Blum 6. The Art of Travel, Alain De Botton7. A Walk in the Woods, Bill Bryson *8.
Becoming Odyssa: Adventures on the Appalachian Trail, Jennifer Pharr Davis9. A Thru-Hikers Heart: Tales of the Pacific Crest Trail, Ray Echois10. Along the Colorado
Trail, John Fielder11. Hiking the Continental Divide Trail: One Woman’s Journey, Jennifer Hanson12. A Walk Across America, Peter Jenkins13. One Man’s Wilderness: An
Alaskan Odyssey, Sam Keith14. Eiger Dreams, Jon Krakauer15. Barefoot Sisters: Walking Home, Lucy and Susan Letcher16. Walking the Appalachian Trail, Larry Luxenberg17.
AWOL on the Appalachian Trail, David Miller18. Grandma Gatewood’s Walk, Ben Montgomery19. The Things You Find On the Appalachian Trail, Kevin Runolfson20. Dances with
Marmots, A Pacific Crest Trail Adventure, George G. Spearing

21. Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail, Cheryl Strayed *22. Hike Your Own Hike: 7 Life Lessons from Backpacking Across America, Francis Tapon23. Fresh
Air Fiend: Travel Writings, Paul Theroux24. High Summer: Backpacking the Canadian Rockies, Chris Townsend25. No Shortcuts to the Top, Climbing the Worlds 14 Highest
Peaks: Ed Viesturs26. Skywalker- Close Encounters on the Appalachian Trail, Bill Walker27. Skywalker- Highs and Lows on the Pacific Crest Trail, Bill Walker28. My
Journey to Freedom and Ultralight Backpacking, Carol “Brawny” Wellman29. Pick your own, based on instructor approval
The last page of your reflection should include the Self-Assessment sheet.
Scroll down to page 3 of this assignment for Self-Assessment format.