The Wanderer
by:
Sharon Creech (author)
David Diaz (author)
Thirteen-year-old Sophie and her cousin Cody record their transatlantic crossing aboard the Wanderer, a forty-five foot sailboat, which, along with uncles and another cousin, is en route to visit their grandfather in England.
Thirteen-year-old Sophie and her cousin Cody record their transatlantic crossing aboard the Wanderer, a forty-five foot sailboat, which, along with uncles and another cousin, is en route to visit their grandfather in England.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780060766733 (0060766735)
Publish date: August 23rd 2005
Publisher: HarperTeen
Pages no: 320
Edition language: English
Category:
Young Adult,
Childrens,
Adventure,
Teen,
Academic,
School,
Realistic Fiction,
Juvenile,
Historical Fiction,
Middle Grade,
Contemporary
I want to say I was 15 the first time I read this, but I'm not positive about that. I don't remember liking it that much, but I found it pretty enjoyable this time around. The mystery is obvious, but the story is still enjoyable. It made me cry (as many of Sharon Creech's books do).
I borrowed this book from my daughter’s newly organized “library”. She explained the rules, which were a little different from the ones I am used to at our local library. She knows I have a huge, almost impossible amount of books on my to-read pile, yet she insisted I take this one, and, of course, ...
A good heartwarming story. It fell a bit short for me when I compared it to "Chasing Redbird" or "Walk Two Moons", but still worthwhile. Fast moving between the two narratives of Sophie and Cody, I enjoyed it, and forgave it for it's simplistic predictability.
The book is aimed at readers around 12, I'd say - but it's a really well-done, affecting story, about a young girl who insists on being included on a very DIY yacht trip involving extended family, and with the goal of visiting a grandfather who's moved to England. Strangely, however, although the gi...
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