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Period 4-5 The Castaways

Title: The Castaways Author: Iain Lawrence Genre: Historical Length of book: 241 pages Grade level: 5.0 Year Published: 2003

Summary : The story, //__The Castaways__//, is about a crew of men on a ship that were out to sea to find one of the crew member’s dads. The main character of the story, Tom, is scared of the water and the waves of the sea. The crew got lost at sea, and the crew saw two men that looked like they were dancing, but they were really fighting off deadly fish. One of the men had a horrific pig-like face with rotten teeth. The other man had tattoos on his hands and was very judgmental. The crew offered the two men to come aboard their ship, but the two men took over this ship and assigned the crew chores. If the crew didn’t do the chores, they would be killed. At the end of the story, Tom gets sent to the hulk, but one of his fellow crew members helps him to escape. The whole crew meets at the dock and starts the ship to sail away to find Tom’s dad at Cannibal Island where they think his dead body lies. After that day, Tom wasn’t scared of the sea anymore because one of his dad’s quotes was “do the manly thing” and that’s exactly what Tom did by searching for his dad with the help of his crew.

I like this story because it was adventurous and kept me off my seat. This is one of the many books I like because it shows how risky and daring life can be. Another reason I like this story was because the main character, Tom, fits my personality with his risky attitude.

I recommend that people read this book because it has a lot of detail from the first page to the last. The other books by this author that you would be interested in are __The Convicts__ and __The Cannibals__.

If I had to rate this book out of 10 it would be 9.5 because it is exciting and adventurous. You’re always wondering what will happen next.