The Honest Truth

          The Honest Truth is a great book but also really sad! The book is by Dan Gemeinhart and is a really great book. It is a historical fiction book and it’s so sad that I sometimes close my ears when Mrs. Assatly reads it to us. Even she said that at first she disliked it but the person who had recommend it to her said to “keep on reading because it gets way better” and she did. It did get better and that’s why I love it. I think the main idea of this book is the friendship and loyalty of Mark and Jessie and the friendship of Mark and his amazing dog, Beau. Also another main idea is the will to live against all odds. I think you should read this book and you will not be disappointed.

The Honest Truth is about a boy named Mark with cancer who runs away. He wants to climb a mountain even though he is close to death. He bought bus tickets even though he wasn’t going to use them to make the police think he took the bus but he had ordered train tickets as well and took the train instead. Then he hid his amazing dog that he brought with him in a duffle bag. After he got out of the train he went down to eat, but because he had cancer when he ate he vomited after a minute or two of eating. So he had to leave but while he was walking away a gang of kids came and stole all his money.  The moment they saw he was bald they ran and one of them left 20$. He was weak and hurt from all the punches and kicks so he laid down to die.

But did he die? No! He woke up the next day feeling hurt and sick but he heard some type of great singing. At first he thought he was in heaven but he wasn’t. He went inside and snuck into the bathroom to wash himself off. He was a bloody mess! After he finished cleaning himself he went to head out but a woman that was singing caught him. They spoke in Spanish and Mark tried to say “let me call my parents,” but instead of calling his parents he tried to trick the police. The police however located him but he was long gone before they could catch him. Later he was on a bus to Mount Rainier (the mountain he wants to climb up)  but the driver noticed him and made him get off on the next stop. What made things worse was that it was pouring out. He tried to get to a island surrounded by water with a log connecting to the mainland but when he tried to cross he slipped. Beau saved him and they slept on the island. The next day he was walking towards the mountain and a man in a truck picked him up and drove him. He warned him that he wouldn’t tell the police where he was for a hour or so but then he would call the police. So mark set off to climb the mountain. He was close to the top but he was dying so he went into a cave to die. By then the man had called the police and Beau went down the mountain to find help because of Marks state. He found the police who followed the dog to Mark and in the end Beau saved Marks life.

 

4 thoughts on “The Honest Truth”

  1. I really like your post about the Honest Truth. I also like that book. It is one of my favorites books. What is your favorite part in the book? I think the dog is an amazing friend because he stayed with the boy when everything was hopeless.

  2. My favorite part of the book is when the dog gets help from the police looking for Mark and saves his life.

  3. Yes, this book can be hard to read. I am happy I kept going, though. I find that the books that I remember most are the ones that make me cry. I also realize that I LOVE books with dogs in them. I never really noticed this until this year. I also thin realistic and historical fiction are my favorites. What about you? Do you have any other book recommendations?

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