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Emily,
on 2/19/2008
Blog: Deliciously Clean Reads (Login to Add to MyJacketFlap)
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Review by Allana
Now, I'm a very big reader, and when I don't have much to do, I can read as many as three to four novels a week. So when I sat down to read the Isle of Swords by Wayne Thomas Batson, I was just expecting another book. Mediocre, and just a good read. But nothing that was really going to keep me turning the pages. By the end of this wonderful novels, my opinion had completely changed. It is truly one of the best I've ever had my big reading nose stuffed in. It's really fantastic. I completely engulfed it.
It is about a young girl named Anne. Her lifelong dream is to become a pirate. Her father will not let her formally join the crew, and Anne despises it. Sure, it has its occupational hazards, but she's just a strong as any of the men that work on her father's own pirate ship. But when Anne and her father's crew take a short stop on a small island, they find a wounded young man on the beach. Turns out that his name is Cat. He has amnesia. But what he doesn't know could come back to bite him.
At the same time, Bartholomew Throne is out to get Anne and her father's crew and ship. He is the self proclaimed "Most ruthless pirate sailing the seas" and he carries around a stick that he beats his crew members with. It always drips sap making it look like the stick itself is bleeding. Whether or not Anne escapes Bartholomew's wrath is for you to find out. I loved this book's element of surprise and would recommend it to any one of any age. It's great.
Recommended Age Group: Teen
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By: Ginger Nielson,
on 6/22/2007
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These illustrations are from 'THE ADVENTURES OF CALI' by Michele Lallouz Fisher, featuring my illustrations. On his flight home from California to his city apartment a young boy 'HIDES' his caterpillar friend in an airport food stand salad..... Naturally it is a bit surprising to the other passengers on the plane.
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Hi, Allana! So glad you enjoyed Isle of Swords. Kind of you to post a review on your site. Thank you.
As you might have guessed, there will be a sequel to Isle of Swords. It'll be called Isle of Fire and will release this August.
And, as my characters in my Door Within Trilogy say...
Never alone.
-Wayne Thomas Batson
Thank you so much for commenting on my review. I love any feedback you can give me. I am looking forward to your sequel to the Isle of Swords. Have a great day!
God Bless,
Allana