The Islanders
by John Rowe Townsend
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The isolated Islanders, resistant of all newcomers, have always governed by the Teaching in the Book which has been orally passed down for generations. One day they find out, from one who reads, the real and astonishing story in the book.Tags
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Ok, not perfect: Suffers in comparison to [b:The Giver|111429|The Giver (The Giver, #1)|Lois Lowry|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1171650685l/111429._SY75_.jpg|2543234]. Reads like historical fiction, not science fiction, and is less beautifully written, and a little long-winded. YA or upper MG, not "juvenile." But, better than any of the covers would have you believe!
My main quibble though is that Townsend doesn't seem as concerned about inbreeding as he should be. And my main complaint is that some of the characters seem iconographic, almost stereotypes. Still, that's kinda the point of the book, so I'm not taking off a star for that.
My jacket gives major spoilers - if you happen to pick this up show more to consider it, don't read too much blurb. show less
My main quibble though is that Townsend doesn't seem as concerned about inbreeding as he should be. And my main complaint is that some of the characters seem iconographic, almost stereotypes. Still, that's kinda the point of the book, so I'm not taking off a star for that.
My jacket gives major spoilers - if you happen to pick this up show more to consider it, don't read too much blurb. show less
I thought this book was a little boring. It talked about a boy and a mermaod spending their life together. It's a love story. -A.H
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John Rowe Townsend was born on May 19, 1922. He received an English degree from Emmanuel College. After graduation he decided to pursue journalism and worked briefly on the Yorkshire Post and Evening Standard. He worked at the Manchester Guardian as a subeditor and art editor, and was editor of the Guardian Weekly from 1955. Even though he left show more the paper in 1969 to become a full-time writer, he remained children's books editor until 1978 and a columnist until 1981. He founded the influential Guardian children's fiction prize. His first novel, Gumble's Yard, was published in 1961. His other novels include Noah's Castle, Good-Night, Prof, Love, and Cranford Revisited. The Intruder won the Boston Globe-Horn Book Award and the Edgar Award for juvenile mystery. He also wrote non-fiction books including A Sense of Story and edited Trade and Plumb-Cake for Ever, Huzza! He died on March 24, 2014 at the age of 91. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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- Fiction and Literature, Tween, Kids, Young Adult
- DDC/MDS
- 823.914 — Literature & rhetoric English & Old English literatures English fiction 1900- 1901-1999 1945-1999
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- PZ7 .T6637 — Language and Literature Fiction and juvenile belles lettres Fiction and juvenile belles lettres Juvenile belles lettres
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- Languages
- Dutch, English, German
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- Paper, Ebook
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