Free Fall

by Joyce Sweeney

When the four boys enter the cave, they're armed with some food and supplies and their innermost secrets and fears. Once they realize they're lost, each moment is precious as they band together facing a cave that takes no prisoners.

Genres: Young Adult, Adventure, Teen, Contemporary, Survival

240 pages, Mass Market Paperback

First published July 1, 1997

About the author

Joyce Sweeney captured the attention of the YA book world when her novel Center Line was chosen as the winner of the first Delacorte Press Prize for an Outstanding First Young Adult Novel in 1984. Since that auspicious beginning she has continued to publish appealing novels for teens on a variety of topics, among them friendships, family relationships, and self-discovery. Four of those novels have been named Best Books for Young Adults, four have been Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers, and Booklist included Players among its Top Ten Sports Books in 2002.

Reviews

[Spencer Hernandez · Rating 5 out of 5]

I read this book back in elementary school. Good times!

[Chauncey · Rating 4 out of 5]

The name of my book is Free Fall, the main characters are Kevin, James, and Jacob they went looking for a cave Jacobs cousins found weeks earlier. They fell into the cave and now they have to get up with some rope, water, food and a flashlight. Will they make it out alive read free fall by Joyce Sweeney to find out.


In my opinion the book was good. I like the storyline and how suspenseful the story got. It had some cool parts telling you how to do cool survival tricks. It was most entertaining when they had fallen in because of the things they were screaming.

I would give this book 4 stars for its outstanding story. I would recommend this book to anyone who likes adventure. this book has lots of it! Also, it has tons of funny jokes.

[Wisterious Woman · Rating 3 out of 5]

Free Fall a good read for a teen boy--plenty of rudeness and swearing. Two brothers and a couple of their friends are lost in a cave partly due to their own stupidity and lack of experience. It isn't one of those books where everything works out perfectly. Through the challenges of not knowing whether they will get out alive or not, the boys work through their issues with each other. Things aren't all that harmonious and you know they all have family secrets to reveal and personality clashes to work out. The cave experience adds an adventure element to the story that kept me interested.

[Kathy Dobronyi · Rating 3 out of 5]

It was an interesting story. Four boys with family secrets. Two of the secrets were revealed in the cave where the young men had ventured for an afternoon of fun. The revelation led to healing and recognition of leadership skills in a situation of life or death.

[Connie · Rating 3 out of 5]

Story about a group of teens who get stuck while exploring a cave.

[Andrea · Rating 3 out of 5]

This got better towards the end, but it isn't the same book to me as it was in middle school.

[Ali Donoho · Rating 3 out of 5]

Book from childhood.

[Lauren · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is one of my favorite books. I always take it with me and read it when I go camping.

[Pippii · Rating 4 out of 5]

Just found this one and it was a great read.