Customer Reviews
The Haymeadow 
2006-06-01
I thought this was a really good book because it kept me interested though out the whole book. I'm a person who hates to read but I enjoyed this book a lot so it must be a great book for someone like me to enjoy it.
by Logan Lowe
The Haymeadow 
2006-01-07
This is a very good book. It is about a boy who takes care of 6,000 sheep by himself. He has to survive animals,floods,and sick animals. With nobody to help but 4 dogs and 2 horses. I like it because it is a good adventure story.
Dylan's Review 2005-12-16
The story starts with 14-year old John Barron Getting ready for the sheep drive of 6'000 sheep strong with only his two horses and four dogs Peg, Billy, Jenny and Pete read about John and how he overcame the many wraths of nature. Such as rattlesnakes skunks a flood bobcats and even a black bear.
what an adventer 2005-09-28
The hay meow is about a boy. This mom died when he was young. He was raised by his dad on a ranch. The ranch had six-thousand there was two helpers. One got sick. Now john had to take the sheep to the high ground. He went with the sheep all summer. Then his dad came to get him.
Thing I liked about the book is that it is that it was always exiting.
People that I would like these book is people that like adventure
The Haymeadow 
2005-02-28
My book review
The Haymeadow
By Gary Paulsen
Imagine you had to spend the whole summer alone, well maybe not exactly; you have to take care of 6,000 sheep, 2 horses, and 4 dogs. This is what John Barron has to do when his father has to take his best friend, Tink, to the hospital when he gets a cancer in his brain. John's father would usually take care of the sheep and the dogs in the Haymeadow, but with Tink in the hospital and all. John had to do it, with only one tip from his father's friend Cawley, "Keep a horse at hand" John encounters many obstacles during that summer. You'll just have to read the book to find out!
I have read a lot of Gary Paulsen's books and The Haymeadow was on of the best, it was pretty interesting I would recommend this book to anyone who likes adventure books; I strongly recommend any one of Gary Paulsen's books, especially the Brian books (Hatchet, Brian's winter, The river, Brian's return and Brian's hunt. They're also very interesting.
By Mark
Good Book 2008-04-08
The Haymeadow by Gary Paulsen was a very intriguing book. It is a story of an adventurous fourteen-year-old boy. John Barron has always wished to please his father. With the long-haul to the haymeadow coming soon, John will get a chance to prove to his father that he is a responsible young adult. Although John didn't want to stay in the haymeadow for the whole summer and watch six thousand sheep, he will struggle through the troubles and make his father proud. While John was at the haymeadow, he came across many dilemmas. He struggled with bears, snakes, skunks, storms, and much more. John relies on his own resources while he was there. He does have a few resources from home such as, a rifle, a wagon, horses, sheep dogs, and plenty of food. This voyage helps John to figure out about his past ancestors that took the cattle to the haymeadow. This is a very worth while and inspirational book.
An Exciting Advensure 2007-02-17
John Barrow like his father and grandfather before him, is asked to spend the summer taking care of sheep in the hay meadow. He will take care of six thousand sheep. John will be alone except for two horses, four dogs, the sheep, and the wild animals. As a result of the coyote and bear attacks, several sheep were left dead. John and his dog Peg were left severely injured. There was also a flash flood that John barely survived and which destroyed his camp. So if you like books about people getting stranded and about life on the open range then this is the perfect book for you.
There are many similarities between the book and my life. I was born and raised on a farm and had my farm taken away from my family like John did . That is how my life is similar to the book.
An Exciting Advensure 2007-02-17
John Barrow like his father and grandfather before him, is asked to spend the summer taking care of sheep in the hay meadow. He will take care of six thousand sheep. John will be alone except for two horses, four dogs, the sheep, and the wild animals. As a result of the coyote and bear attacks, several sheep were left dead. John and his dog Peg were left severely injured. There was also a flash flood that John barely survived and which destroyed his camp. So if you like books about people getting stranded and about life on the open range then this is the perfect book for you.
There are many similarities between the book and my life. I was born and raised on a farm and had my farm taken away from my family like John did . That is how my life is similar to the book.
The Haymeadow 2007-01-14
Gary is a fifteen year old boy growing up on s ranch. He is a tall thin young man with thick lomg black hair.It is the begining of spring when a friend named Tink and also a worker of his father grows ill from cancer,just before the sheep drive.Whie his father is taking care of Tink he has to do the drive, he will be alone in the Haymeadow for the next 3 months.The Theme is a young man growing up and begining to finally doing man things.The Haymeadow is up in the moutains were his family once use to own that area.
I love and adore storys that have to do with nature and the willderness.That is why i loved this story.
The Haymeadow 2007-01-14
Gary is a fifteen year old boy growing up on s ranch. He is a tall thin young man with thick lomg black hair.It is the begining of spring when a friend named Tink and also a worker of his father grows ill from cancer,just before the sheep drive.Whie his father is taking care of Tink he has to do the drive, he will be alone in the Haymeadow for the next 3 months.The Theme is a young man growing up and begining to finally doing man things.The Haymeadow is up in the moutains were his family once use to own that area.
I love and adore storys that have to do with nature and the willderness.That is why i loved this story.
