Rating: Summary: A wonderful and creative tale! Review: The Fisherman's Son is a wonderful tale. The author has an incredible talent for writing detail that makes the reader feel as if he/she is in the story right alongside Wiley! My children enjoyed the story. It is such a refreshing change from the every day "formula" style books. We are looking forward to the next book...Hint hint to the author...sequel please!
Rating: Summary: Review of "The Fisherman's Son" By Marilyn Peake Review: The unexpected loss of a parent can shatter a young life. Suddenly a child can find itself thrust into the role of an adult. A whole new world is opened up, one that is full of surprises and grief.One such victim of this cruel twist of fate was Wiley O'Mara. He was the twelve year old son of Vail O'Mara, who fished for a living when he was not drinking. Wiley could not understand why God chose to take his mother from him, as she was still young. The family lived a hard life in a little fishing village on the coast of an island. Disaster had come to the island in the form of a virulent fever. It spared no one with the loss of life in the village being great. A father with a vile temper fed by alcohol is of little use in a crisis. Wiley tended to his mother's needs during her last days on earth. His father did nothing for the woman he professed to love. Wiley needed to see that his mother was buried in the proper manner as the village custom required. As the village priest also died from the fever, he needed to go to the next village to get one. This would trigger off a strange chain of events in worlds thousands of years apart. It would take him to places and see creatures that only appear in other children's dreams. His purpose was to bring knowledge to the island about its past and to reconcile his parents in the afterworld. It was indeed a challenge that would tax all of his mental and physical resources. The author has created a novel for young readers that has an interesting twist. It is a puzzle woven into the storyline. The symbolic nature of the answer will test the power of young enquiring minds. A technique not seen often in a young reader's novel is the use of double spaced lines. This gives the presentation of the text an open uncluttered look. This is bound to appeal to the audience it is aimed at. The story is full of action and mythical creatures. It flows quite well and always entertains. "The Fisherman's Son" is a book well worth reading.
Rating: Summary: A great book Review: This book is a great novel. The author describes the actions so well that you feel like you are right there when the actions are taking place. The book is filled with breath taking adventures and saddening events. Actually I couldn't put this book down. Every time I said I would stop another exciting event would happen and I just wouldn't stop. It says it is for ages 9-12 but it doesn't matter what age you are, you should read this book. The main character Wiley is a very brave kid. I wish I could be as brave as he is. Marilyn Peake is a fantastic author. I hope she writes another book. I'm not going to tell you any more so you will just have to read the book to see what happens.
Rating: Summary: A great book Review: This book is a great novel. The author describes the actions so well that you feel like you are right there when the actions are taking place. The book is filled with breath taking adventures and saddening events. Actually I couldn't put this book down. Every time I said I would stop another exciting event would happen and I just wouldn't stop. It says it is for ages 9-12 but it doesn't matter what age you are, you should read this book. The main character Wiley is a very brave kid. I wish I could be as brave as he is. Marilyn Peake is a fantastic author. I hope she writes another book. I'm not going to tell you any more so you will just have to read the book to see what happens.
Rating: Summary: Peake crafts a drawing tale. Review: What if you were given the task to travel to a place deep within the waters, to a place that stories once told of a kingdom and its people that lived in such riches you couldn't imagine? But this task did incur some danger; would you be so brave and take on this responsibility? Marilyn Peake's THE FISHERMAN'S SON has such a character who not only binds you to him but his travels will become your own.
Marilyn Peake is a fantastic storyteller. Her enthralling tale, THE FISHERMAN'S SON, of a young lad and his quest to save six boys trapped within the deep realms of the waters surrounding his village, rivets you by tagging you alongside this journey. The added characters of Elden, the dolphin who is Wiley's water guide, and the magical Lucinda who guide Elden on land just deepen the plot.
Her visual descriptive details are sharp and vivid, breathtakingly drawing you into the storyline. One cannot help but feel Wiley's sadness over the loss of a loved one in the very beginning.
The repetition of the phrase `Drink deeply by land or sea. Earth comes only once' only heightens your curiosity to find out what this actually means.
Her short chapters and simplistic words weave an enchanting tale keeping the flow of the story moving along at a nice dramatic pace for all ages to read.
The mapping of this mystical book is cleverly laid out for the reader to experience. The historical journey through a city that once lived in pure euphoria is enchanting. A feel of `Atlantis is alive' titillates the reader.
This classical `sit by the fireplace' reading can be handed down and read for many generations to come. Peake crafts a drawing tale of a young lad who is trying to come to terms over a devastating loss, a drunken father, and a quest that has him bewildered.
Although geared for the younger adult reader, this is a gem of a story to suit all ages.
Rating: Summary: By a story teller of considerable narrative skill Review: Written for young adults, The Fisherman's Son is an original novel by Marilyn Peake about Wiley O'Mara, a twelve-year-old boy, living on an island up north during the beginning of the nineteenth century. Wiley befriends a dolphin and undertakes an incredible rescue mission, as well as a memorable journey through the wonders of the North Atlantic Ocean. The Fisherman's Son is a delightful and colorfully narrated tale which documents Marilyn Peake as a story teller of considerable narrative skill.
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