Written Report: Hunter in the Dark         Monica Hughes, a truly gifted novelist, has written a first class book titled Hunter in the Dark. I chose this gripping novel, which was published in 1982 because I have immensely enjoyed some of her other works. After reading the preview, I expected that the story would give me a greater appreciation for life, since it focused on a boy's struggle with leukemia, and how he overcame it. Hughes uses …showed first 75 words of 548 total…

…showed last 75 words of 548 total…flowed from event to event. This, along with the suspenseful situations she created, impelled me to continue reading. The characters were complex and seemed as if they were real, due to the fact that their reactions and how they act were realistic. Also, the author used vivid details to form a clear picture of every scene in the reader's mind. This book deserves to stay on the reading list because it is an outstanding novel.