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In 1620, a boy and his dog are rescued from the doomed ship, Flying Dutchman, by an angel who guides them in traveling the world, eternally helping those in great need.
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"Sophisticated readers . . . will come away with images and characters who are impossible to forget."
"It's exciting to see a front-rank author rise to a new challenge--and [Jacques's] readers are the fortunate beneficiaries."
"Sophisticated readers ... will come away with images and characters who are impossible to forget."
Sophisticated readers...will come away with images and characters who are impossible to forget. ("School Library Journal", starred review)
"Sophisticated readers...will come away with images and characters who are impossible to forget." -School Library Journal
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"It's exciting to see a front-rank author rise to a new challenge--and [Jacques's] readers are the fortunate beneficiaries."
"Sophisticated readers ... will come away with images and characters who are impossible to forget."
Sophisticated readers...will come away with images and characters who are impossible to forget. ("School Library Journal", starred review)
"Sophisticated readers...will come away with images and characters who are impossible to forget." -School Library Journal
"In Castaways of the Flying Dutchman, Brian Jacques takes a bold and brilliant creative step. Using the legend of a never-ending voyage, he enriches, deepens, and gives new meaning to it. He combines ample measures of suspense, fantasy, and mystery, of poetry and great poignancy, and the emotional impact is powerful and unforgettable. It's exciting to see a front-rank author rise to a new challenge-and his readers are the fortunate beneficiaries." -Lloyd Alexander
"In" Castaways of the Flying Dutchman," Brian Jacques takes a bold and brilliant creative step. Using the legend of a never-ending voyage, he enriches, deepens, and gives new meaning to it. He combines ample measures of suspense, fantasy, and mystery, of poetry and great poignancy, and the emotional impact is powerful and unforgettable. It's exciting to see a front-rank author rise to a new challenge-and his readers are the fortunate beneficiaries." Lloyd Alexander
The swashbuckling language brims with color and melodrama; the villains are dastardly and stupid; and buried treasure, mysterious clues, and luscious culinary descriptions (generally involving sweets) keep the pages turning. "Booklist"
Well known for his Redwall books, Jacques here turns his attention to the human world, and his fans will not be disappointed .Ultimately, it doesn't much matter whether the bumbling thugs sent from London to intimidate the Chapelvale populace are weasels or humans--Jacques's fans will be tickled by the characters' goofy slapstick regardless of their genus. "Publishers Weekly"
"Sophisticated readers...will come away with images and characters who are impossible to forget." "School Library Journal""
"In Castaways of the Flying Dutchman, Brian Jacques takes a bold and brilliant creative step. Using the legend of a never-ending voyage, he enriches, deepens, and gives new meaning to it. He combines ample measures of suspense, fantasy, and mystery, of poetry and great poignancy, and the emotional impact is powerful and unforgettable. It's exciting to see a front-rank author rise to a new challenge-and his readers are the fortunate beneficiaries." --Lloyd Alexander
"The swashbuckling language brims with color and melodrama; the villains are dastardly and stupid; and buried treasure, mysterious clues, and luscious culinary descriptions (generally involving sweets) keep the pages turning." --Booklist "Well known for his Redwall books, Jacques here turns his attention to the human world, and his fans will not be disappointed....Ultimately, it doesn't much matter whether the bumbling thugs sent from London to intimidate the Chapelvale populace are weasels or humans--Jacques's fans will be tickled by the characters' goofy slapstick regardless of their genus." --Publishers Weekly "Sophisticated readers...will come away with images and characters who are impossible to forget." --School Library JournalBrian Jacques was born in Liverpool in 1939. He left school at age fifteen and found work as a docker, a truck driver, a policeman and a stand-up comic, all before turning his attention to writing. He wrote his first novel, Redwall, for the children at a school for the blind in Liverpool. Since 1986, his descriptive style of writing has captivated readers from age 8 to 80. His books have won international awards and acclaim and have been made into a TV series.
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- PublisherDemco Media
- Publication date2002
- ISBN 10 0606243151
- ISBN 13 9780606243155
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages356
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