Josh's Expedition Book

Trigger warnings: animal cruelty, violence, animal death.

3.5 stars.

I read and loved this series as a kid, so when we got it at work I figured it was about time for a reread. This...was far more violent than I remembered it being. Like, a huge part of the plot involved badger baiting, and the kids having to convince the adults in their lives that the badgers are in danger. There's a scene from the perspective of a badger in the baiting ring. It's pretty effed up, to be honest.

And yet despite that, I sped through this. Partly because it's a children's book and partly because I want to spend my days traipsing about the woods, having conversations with animals, and discovering hidden rooms in trees. 10/10, would choose over adulthood.