Saturday, January 23, 2010

Megan's Island

Megan's Island (Winner of the Edgar Allan Poe Award)
By: Willo Davis Roberts
Simon and Schuster's Children's Publishing
April 1990
Ages: 8-12
Pages: 187

Summary
Megan is not all together surprised when her mother suddenly packs up all of their stuff and moves with Megan and her little brother, Sandy to a grandfather she barely knows. After all, Megan has moved dozens of times in her twelve years, but this time is different. Megan's mother is scared. They're running away from something...but what?
Who Would Benefit From Reading this Book?
I think that any young person who is interested in novels that are adventurous, engaging and realistic would love this book. It's a rare book that is able to make the situations and lives of two young children realistic and believeable.
What problems could this book potentially cause?
This book gets particularly suspenseful and dangerous in parts and this might disturb some younger readers.
What was your reaction to the book?
I came in contact with this book a few years ago when someone gave my family bag full of used books. It looked and sounded mildly interesting, so I read it and fell in love with it. It's a good read for someone who is looking for something quick and easy.

1 comment:

  1. NEW SUMMARY

    Megan is not all together surprised when her mother suddenly packs up all of their stuff and moves with Megan and her little brother, Sandy to a grandfather she barely knows. After all, Megan has moved dozens of times in her twelve years, but this time is different. Megan's mother is scared. They're running away from something, and throughout the book, Megan will do just about anything to find out. Megan goes through a series of adventures and finds several different clues like birth certificates and other important documents and stories that help her and her little brother find out what their mother is really running from.

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