Max Dunn
Ranger's Apprentice: The Burning Bridge
John Flanagan
Adventure
Just Right
pg. 92

1. The Burning Bridge is the second book in the series of The Ranger's Apprentice. Right now, Will who is an apprentice to Halt has gone on a mission with Gilian who is a ranger and his friend Horace who is an apprentice. They are traveling to the Celtic region for one reason. They are about to enter a war and they need as many men as they can take. They usually tend to only send a message with one person but Halt told Will that the Celts believe everything should be done in threes. Also, Will is very excited because this is his first mission and Halt has recently told him that even though he is referred to as an apprentice, he technically is a ranger.

2. So far, this book is very similiar to the first book in this series which is which is a great thing. The reason that I like this book is because it is somewhat like the Alex Rider and Percy Jackson series. All novels are about a boy in his mid teens who has a great weight upon his shoulders. It is somewhat fun to see how they deal with the problems that they have. Also, it is nice to watch them have a goal throughout all of the books and try to accomplish that goal. There really isn't much wrong with this book. the one thing that I could say about is is that some evnts are very abrupt. the way that Flannagan writes it is that he goes from one scene immediatly into another and it can often get confusing.

3. As I wrote at the top of my post I beleive that the theme of this story is adventure. The reason that I would say adventure is beacause right as the book is starting Will is going on one. This is when he travels to the Celtic region. This may be the start of a long crusade where they travel to several different places to gather soldiers for their kingdom.

4. My favorite character by far would be Will. he has interested me in this book just as much as he has in the first one. It is great to read about someone who goes through so much but still manages to get through the day with a great deal of confidence. When I say that he has gone through a lot I'm refering to the fact that poth of his parents died and he really never got to meet them. It is also fun to read and see how fast he is learning the skills of a ranger from his master, Halt.

5. My least favorite charcter would have to be Gilian. The reason that he is not my favorite charcter is that not much is known about him. He kind of ust walked into the story without any notice. It really hasn't been shown that he is a bad person it is just that he is kind of mysterious. If Gilian is bad than something terrible could happen shortly because he is going on a long journey with only Will and Horace.

6. I think much will happen in the pages to come. I think that Will, Horace, and Gilian will reach the Celtic Region and gather soldiers. from there I think they will travel to other regions to get more fighters. When they are done searching for soldiers I believe that they will return to the kingdom where they will prepare for a battle. Next, the battle will possibly start sooner than anticipated and Will and his master Halt will help in some way to win this major battle.