THE SHIPWRECK By Jorn Riel

    Leiv finds out that his father was killed. Than Leiv go's on board another ship and that ship sinks. Than Leiv drifts to a beach in Greenland and Narua and Apuluk find him.

 Leiv is angry at the person who killed his father.

Leiv changes by surviving in the wild and understanding Apuluks language

Leiv tarted to understand and talk the natives language. He also didn't miss Iceland anymore.He also makes peace with the person who killed his father.

RATING:  *****

Elischa

MOBY DICK by Herman Mellive

Young Ishmael joins a wailing boats crew and meets a harpooner named Queequeq .Together they sail  the ship.The captain has gone crazy over killing the whale that took his leg. He has no mercy for his crew and will  put them into endless agony to find the whale.


My favorite part of this book was when was when they were lost in there rowboats.


I would recommend this book for 7-12 year olds

RATING: ***1/2 stars
Max

SO FAR FROM HOME by Barry Denenberg

    Mary Driscoll, an Irish mill girl, bobs on the waves of the Atlantic Ocean on the ship to America. She pushes on with high hopes, seeing people getting sick or even dying. She still helps out with watching younger children and helping elderly friends. When she gets to America, she is taken to work in a stuffy mill. It feels as  if good times will never come. Can she get through the bad times and move on to the better?

  My favorite part was when the ship arrived at the port. It was full of rejoicing, and the author described how people were kissing the ground at the harbor.

 I  would recommend this book to girls ages 8-12.

RATING ****

Mary