The Arm of the Starfish (O'Keefe Family, Book 1)
Format: mass market paperback
ISBN:
9780440913009 (0440913004)
Publish date: 1980
Publisher: Laurel-Leaf Books
Edition language: English
Category:
Fantasy,
Young Adult,
Childrens,
Science Fiction Fantasy,
Teen,
Science Fiction,
Literature,
Realistic Fiction,
Juvenile,
American,
Mystery
Series: O'Keefe Family (#1)
The Arm of the Starfish by Madeleine L'Engle is the story of a young man named Adam Eddington who has landed a summer job abroad with a renowned marine biologist, Dr. Calvin O'Keefe. Due to unforeseen circumstances he winds up caught in the middle of an international conspiracy between Dr. O'Keefe a...
Edit on 5/16/14- The more I think about this book, the less I liked it. So I am re-writing my review and detracting a star from my rating. Summary; Adam Eddington is a marine biologist. He is going to spend the summer working for the famous Dr. O'Keefe. Then he meets Kali Cutter and is sucked into a...
Hokey? Yes. Stiffly unrealistic dialogue? Yes. Unbelievable characters? Yes. Credulity-straining plot? Yes. Annoying spelling of Poly? Yes.Is it a wonderful book that transcends all the limitations? Yes, yes, a thousand times yes. Again, it's the joy L'Engle evokes that hooks me. Her world, at base,...
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