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#1
David
Balfour spent his first years in a small village. When his dad died, he
finds out about a long-lost uncle who has an estate. After locating the
old gent, his adventures begin. The miser tries to kill David, then manages
to sell him to a ship master bound for the colonies. On the ship he meets
Alan Breck Stewart -- a Scotsman on the other side of the political issues
from David still their mutual respect for honor bind them, when they are
shipwrecked after taking over the ship, David falls on the rogue Alan's
clan hospitality. Their trek through the barren heather of desolate Scotland
makes interesting reading. Try to read the Scottish accent for fun. Think
of Scotty on Star Trek!
Booktalk
#2
This book is about this boy
as just lost his father and is out to see the would. There's a letter his
father wrote to him before he died. This letter has him going to his father's
old house where he meets his uncle for the first time. One day a boy comes
and gives his uncle a letter that is inviting them on a boat trip. Then
something goes very wrong and has him and the other people on the boat
fighting for their lives. This is not a very good book for people who like
boring books. It has many of adventures. It also has parts that are so
boring you would want to fall asleep. (Jessica, student, Musselman
Middle School. Bunker Hill, WV dbjenkin@access.k12.wv.us) |
