Dunkle Reflexe Book

Drylongso tells the story about Lindy and her family living during a drought in 1975. One day, a dust storm comes through Lindy's town. With the storm comes a boy named Drylongso, which stands for "dry so long". Drylongso's mother once told him that wherever he goes, life will grow better. Drylongso helps this family by using his talents to help them find a crucial resource during this time and by doing so helps their lives grow better.

I thought that this book was pretty good in that it told a great story and kept me wanting to finish the book. I am not one for history-based stories, so it was surprising that I even liked this at all. I learned some important information about how hard it was for families who have lived during these drastic droughts in America, and I also learned a little about how they actually made it through these times. I liked how Drylongso was sort of like the hero of the story. He came to Lindy's family with the dust storm and with him he brought the ability to conjure up water, which was much needed during these times.

The only thing I did not like about this book was that it was so long, and sometimes there were two full pages of just text. I feel like if you were reading this to students, they might become distracted or bored during these times because so much reading is being done. This would especially hold true for younger students.

As a future teacher, I would probably use this book in my classroom. I might use it during some sort of lesson on the droughts in America. I think that students would probably enjoy just reading this book on their own, because of the length of it. It would not be one that I would really read aloud to an entire class of students, but more one that would be available for students to read whenever they might feel like it.