Looking back at the posting I did about Island of the Blue Dophins reminds me of a conversation I once had with a friend.
We were talking about our favorite childhood books. My friend's favorite was My Side of the Mountain, a book about a boy who lives for a year on his own in the wilderness, his home a huge hollow tree.
I commented on the similarity of the themes of these two books. Children struggling to survive on their own in the cold, cruel world, facing incredible difficulties and odds.
My friend thought about this for a moment and then remarked, "Isn't that what we all do in real life every day?"
Hmmm...Quite true.
