Product Description

Heart-stopping adventure on the
wild side of Seattle!

How do you rescue a coyote trapped in the elevator of a downtown office building? How do you save an injured seal at the bottom of a cliff with the tide coming in? Fourteen-year-old Shannon and her younger brother, Cody, are about to find out as they spend a summer of breathless, sometimes reckless, often hilarious adventure visiting their uncle Neal at a wildlife center called Jackie's Wild Seattle.

When Uncle Neal is injured, it's up to Shannon, Cody, and Sage, the rescue dog, to keep the circle of healing unbroken.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #487596 in Books
• Published on: 2004-04-01
• Released on: 2004-04-13
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 208 pages

From School Library Journal
Grade 5-8-This exciting, poignant, and beautifully developed story covers a crucial few weeks for several people whose lives intertwine to change and benefit all. Shannon Young, 14, and her younger brother, Cody, traumatized by witnessing the events of 9/11, arrive in Seattle to spend the summer with their uncle while their physician parents travel to Pakistan with Doctors Without Borders. Uncle Neal is living and volunteering at Jackie's Wild Seattle, a wildlife rescue and rehab center where Tyler, an abused teen, is "doing time" for torturing a dog. Neal has not told the children that he has cancer, but Shannon overhears a conversation and finds out. When he injures his hand and is unable to perform rescues, Shannon and Cody-under his tutelage-take over with thrilling results. Tyler slowly breaks out of his shell, Cody begins to overcome his fixation with disasters, and Neal finds meaning and hope in his life through a badly injured bald eagle and a rescue dog. Seen through Shannon's increasingly maturing and observant eyes, the fabric of these characters, human and animal, is woven tightly with crisp, realistic dialogue in a remarkable story of adventure and redemption. Based on a real wildlife center and the experiences of some of its denizens, this story will reach deep into the hearts of young readers.
Mary R. Hofmann, Rivera Middle School, Merced, CA
Copyright 2003 Reed Business Information, Inc.

From Booklist
Gr. 5-8. Fourteen-year-old Shannon and her kid brother, Cody, are staying with their uncle Neal, an animal rescuer for a shelter called Jackie's Wild Seattle. When Neal is hurt, Shannon steps in, putting herself in danger to save the animals. Shannon is a welcome relief from the angst-ridden heroines prevalent in much of today's teen literature, and, as is usual in Hobbs' books, this story is packed with action. Each character has a storm to weather, which is ultimately confronted in a way that seems a natural part of the overall plot. Authentic detail, especially about the rescued animals (Jackie's Wild Seattle was inspired by an actual shelter), prevents the book from becoming too sentimental, and adding to the realism is Hobbs' acknowledgement of 9/11 and its impact on various characters. An especially good choice for reluctant readers. Traci Todd
Copyright © American Library Association. All rights reserved

About the Author

Will Hobbs is the award-winning author of more than fifteen novels for young readers, including Jason's Gold, Wild Man Island, Jackie's Wild Seattle, and Leaving Protection. Seven of his books have been chosen by the American Library Association as Best Books for Young Adults. A graduate of Stanford University, Will lives in Durango, Colorado, with his wife, Jean. They are frequent visitors to southern Arizona's deserts and mountains. crossing the wire combines the author's on-the-ground experience with extensive research into the hardships facing immigrants attempting to cross illegally into the U.S. through these forbidding landscapes.

Customer Reviews

Jackies Wild Seattle
I really liked this book because it had different kinds of animals and different kinds of people in the story. The story had a lot of different emotions. Happy, sad, angry, anxious...what ever the emotion, I was right there reading it and just couldn't put it down! The last reason I liked it was it was by one of my most favorette authors, Will Hobbs.

The best part of the book was when they were in Pioneer Square. They went down to "old seattle" to help catch a raccoon and saw a toilet about 5ft up on a platform. Man when I read that my friend was looking at me like I was crazy(Which I don't think I'm crazy).

The story elements that were the most vivid were one character. His name was Tyler. Will Hobbs described him with wild-looking hair and intense dark eyes. Later he described Tyler "as though he slept in his clothes or not sleot at all. The second element is the setting. There are many different settings in this book, Park, van, airport, woods and Pioneer Square are just a few. Jackies Wild Seattle(wild life center for animal that are sick) is the setting I'm going to describe. It's in the woods set backm from the road alittle and is a center which volunteers help with the caring of lots of sick or disabled animals. Now if you read the whole book you will probally find out that Will Hobbs got the idea of Jackies Wild Seattle from a "real life" situation.( But with different people) but it's in the same area(Seattle Washinton).

Jackie's wild seattle book review by:Taylor
Book Review

The book Jackie's Wild Seattle is exciting and propelling. All though the story has some parts that get off subject, the characters are very well thought up. Each character faces a disadvantage or problem. Shannon the main character is always worrying about her parents and the danger they're in. Cody, her brother is obsessed with disasters and is afraid he might have caused the twin towers to fall. The plot is very intriguing. The plot is about a girl (Shannon) having to leave her parents for the summer. She flies on a plane to Seattle where she expects her uncle to pick her up and take her to his apartment, but she gets a big surprise when she flies in. her uncle takes her to a Jackie's wild Seattle which is involved in capturing hurt animals and releasing them when they get well. She ends up playing a big role in capturing the hurt animals because her uncle who plays a big role in capturing them hurt his hand, so know she needs to take over his job. This book has given me a range of different feelings. It left me wondering what well happen to the characters, as they grow older. This book also contained some good humor. I would suggest this book for somebody 9-12 years old. I would also suggest this book to an animal lover. It is a great book and a short read so if your tired of reading books that take you months to finish you should read Jackie's Wild Seattle.

Jackies wild Seattle
Jackies wild Seattle is a adventure story about two kids that stay with their uncle in the summer in Seattle,Washington. Cody, Shannon, uncle Neal and they save animals. The two kids are the many caracters Cody and Shannon. Cody is the one saving all the animals. Shannon is the one woring about her parents. The plot of the book is that uncle Neal gets unjured and shannon has to save uncle Neal. On the way cody is the one saving all the animals. the authors styles is that he likes wrighting adventure books and the themes are that they save many animals and save their uncle. Its mostly sad range and the book is sick sometimes and also sad. I havent read a book related to the book. the book was a good adventure book I liked it. I didnt like that he saved a lot of bloody animals it was sick. the tipe of reader that would like this book is a person that is into adventure books.