Book Review- Snow Bound

Snow Bound is an exciting tale written by Harry Mazer. The story takes place on Tug Hill in New York. It begins with a character, Tony, and goes on to discuss another one named Cindy. The two strangers become lost in the wilderness for an extremely long and cold ten days. Throughout these days, Tony and Cindy show many points about themselves.
Tony is around fifteen years old and new to his physical appearance as a teenager. He has just grown four inches, body hair, and unfortunately, pimples on his face. Although he seems to be spoiled, his imagination and determination also stand out. Tony also believes everything happens for a reason, like finding his dog, King Arthur. (p.11) He loves this dog more than anyone or anything else and is heartbroken when his dad chases King Arthur away. (p.18) Tony’s motivation forces him to take his mother’s Plymouth to find the dog. In my opinion, Tony is especially stubborn; however, I can understand the need to find someone or something can be especially important.
Cindy must be around the same age as Tony, but with a completely different personality and body build. First of all, she is a little bit on the chunky side and in this sense is very unfashionable. Second, because of these characteristics, Cindy is self-hating, which in return makes her unsociable and unfriendly. She has lived without a mother since she was three and visiting her grandma only makes her feel lonelier. She is just going to board the train from her grandmother’s, when she finds out the train will be late. Her motivation makes her feel the need to find a different way home, hitch hiking. My opinion of Cindy is relatively the same as of Tony; she is stubborn, but also cold-hearted. I do not understand how anyone can isolate themselves from society the way she does. (p.26)
Both characters wind up getting lost in the wilderness, when Tony picks Cindy up as a hitchhiker. Their wreck evolves when Tony tries to impress Cindy. (p.41) As they sit in the wrecked car, they become cold, so they turn on the heat. After they run out of gas, they make a fire in the trunk and use the blanket they found to cover up. Soon enough, the two are hungry, but Cindy has cookies that her grandma made. The next morning finally comes, and the characters are hoping for help to save them. They hear a helicopter, but the driver inside does not see them, this causes Tony to go find help. He leaves Cindy at the car in hopes someone will come back to save her. Tony finds a cabin with supplies in it and takes it back to Cindy. They sleep the night in the car and head for the cabin in the morning. The next morning they make their way to the cabin, however they make it to a campground not too far from town. As they walk over the hill an elderly woman sees them through her window and calls 911. As a result, the characters were saved and became very close friends. The past events changed each character in many ways. Tony went from being stubborn to actually caring, and Cindy realized like is not as difficult when talking to people. They both learned a piece of valuable knowledge.