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Deadweather And Sunrise (2012)

by Geoff Rodkey(Favorite Author)

3.9 of 5 Votes: 2

ISBN

0399257853 (ISBN13: 9780399257858)

languge

English

genre

Historical Fiction

publisher

Putnam Juvenile

series

The Chronicles of Egg

review 1: Pirates, buried treasure, adventure (and a little romance)—what more could a person want. Egg and his brother and sister grow up on a island where their dad has an ugly fruit plantation. When Dad decides to go to the city to try and decode the message he has discovered written by the early native people, Egg and his family are befriended by a wealthy merchant. Egg’s brother, sister and father are lost in a hot air balloon ride and the merchant wants to adopt Egg, but Egg, who really likes his “step-sister” decides that isn’t a good idea and the adventure begins as Egg is nearly killed by his soon to be step father, then captured by pirates and eventually ending back at his island to find the treasure. It’s clear the story will continue. I liked this book becaus... moree I like pirate stories, and the book had some very funny parts. (Middle Grades)
review 2: Such a fun adventure story for boys and girls alike. The characters are endearing, and the dialogue and plot is filled with humor. This isn't a happy story and has a Lemony Snicket feel where everything continues to go wrong, but the author brings you back with small moments of joy and hope.Some of my favorite quotes:"Of course, I'd eventually learn that the truth is much more complicated-that not everyone who lives on a pretty street is a good person, and that in even the rottenest places you might find someone you can trust with your life." (P. 26)"It wasn't a big smile- no teeth, just the mouth turned up at the corners, with a little crinkle of warmth around her eyes.But it conquered me completely. As time want on, that smile became the thing that I lived for-the answer to every question, the solution to every problem, the image that during even the worst moments I could call up in my mind to remind that this was what was worth the struggle and the pain." (P. 64) less

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