The Islanders
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Book Overview
A reissue of a classic adventure for young adults. The inhabitants of Halcyon Island are ruled by the laws of the Deliverer and follow the same customs and traditions that have prevailed for hundreds... This description may be from another edition of this product.
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:1932425691
ISBN13:9781932425697
Release Date:October 2006
Publisher:Front Street
Length:264 Pages
Weight:0.75 lbs.
Dimensions:8.0" x 0.8" x 5.3"
Age Range:9 to 12 years
Grade Range:Grades 4 to 7
Related Subjects
9 - 12 Years Children's Children's Books Contemporary Literature & Fiction Teen & Young AdultCustomer Reviews
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Splendid, unsentimental, spare and clear-eyed novel
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 16 years ago
"The Islanders" is a book aimed squarely at what the publishing world calls "young adults" and the rest of us call "precocious kids", but it's beautifully and starkly written, and tautly structured. I reread it with just as much enthusiasm when twice the age at which I read it first. Townsend's characters are fully realized without being overly described, and he is excellent at *showing* us how life on this isolated, Pitcairnesque island unfolds rather than lecturing us about it. It is a tightly- and carefully-written novel that should appeal to adults and be devoured in voracious great gulps by more thoughtful younger readers -- girls will find a tough and capable young heroine who has no story-book prettiness or guile, but influences events with her courage, tenacity, and resourcefulness; boys will find almost-reluctant heroes who do not necessarily excel in their community's traditional masculine roles but have other strengths in abundance.
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