The Pirate's Son (Point Signature)

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Summary: wow
Review: All I will say is that if you don't read this book, you will be missing alot

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Summary: Lovely!!
Review: I absolutely LOVED this book! I love pirates and heroines-and Maud was such a perfect, sweet, fun heroine. Tamo was interesting, Nathan was uptight, but that just added to the plot. Also, I agree with the above comment that the author should tell us anxious readers what happened to Tamo and Maud!! I didn't care as much about Nathan as I did about Maud, and yet we know what happened to him. I am dying to know!! Did they get married? Did Maud stay in Madagascar? What happened to Tamo? PLEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEASE write another one!!

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Summary: Lovely!!
Review: I absolutely LOVED this book! I love pirates and heroines-and Maud was such a perfect, sweet, fun heroine. Tamo was interesting, Nathan was uptight, but that just added to the plot. Also, I agree with the above comment that the author should tell us anxious readers what happened to Tamo and Maud!! I didn't care as much about Nathan as I did about Maud, and yet we know what happened to him. I am dying to know!! Did they get married? Did Maud stay in Madagascar? What happened to Tamo? PLEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEASE write another one!!

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Summary: Pleasently surprised!
Review: I was completely surprised that this turned out to be a good book! I expected it to be violent, dull, and feminist. But boy was I wrong! I didn't like Nathan much, but I loved Tamo and Maud and how they were "married". But what happened to them? Did they fall in love, get married, and have kids? Or did they go their seperate ways? Nevertheless it was a woderful plot with believable characters. The author REALLY needs to write a sequel,though, because she needs to finish her story.

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Summary: The Pirate's Son
Review: In England 1717, Nathan and Maud Gull's father died, and with nothing else in their lives, they decide to leave with Tamo White, the son of a pirate, to Madagascar. They enjoy the freedoms of the Madagascar village, and Tamo, being half Madagascar, fits right in. However, their peace is disrupted by the appearance of real, ruthless pirates who threaten to destroy the villagers' way of life on the island. Tamo, Nathan, and Maud must stick together to thwart the pirates' evil schemes.

This book has a lot of scenes with action and adventure, but the book really needed some clear-cut transitions. One minute, they're trying to outwit pirates while in the next paragraph, I find that Nathan is ill. Also, the book is called The Pirate's Son, yet I don't really see Tamo grow and flourish in this book. Action, he does a lot, but I, as a reader, do not really see Tamo's inner mind, besides his hatred for his parents. Most of the maturing and changing is done by "mousy Maud" which was a nice journey to trace. She transforms from a pious Christian maiden to a strong, willful "Madagascar" island girl.

The Pirate's Son book was a good one-day read with pirate adventures, but I think it had so much potential to be much more than a good one-day read. I think that the author could have spent more time on character development because from beginning to end, my thoughts about most of the characters are still the same.

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Summary: This book rocks
Review: The Pirate's Son was a really inspirational story. I couldn't put the book down once i picked it up! I read it straight through and was not disappointed at all. I REEAALLY wish i could've found out what happened to Tamo and Maud though! I really hope a sequal is written. I wasn't in love with Nathan's character as much as i was with Tamo. Maud was really inspirational. The story keeps the suspense high and u wanting to read more. I highly recommend this book.

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Summary: Fitting In
Review: This book was an excellent book. It's about three white kids who travel to Madagascar to live with the natives. I love the way the author describes the natives as average height with dark leathery skin, big noses and lips. This description created a clear impression in my mind. The descriptions of the scenery and of the actions were great. The plot was very interesting and full of action. The one thing that I did not like about the book was the way the author stretched out the sentences with desriptions. Sometimes she would put too many descriptions in the paragraph and make it boring. I would get lost and my mind would start to wander. But other than that the story was great and I would recommend it to other teenage readers.

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Summary: Fitting In
Review: This book was an excellent book. It's about three white kids who travel to Madagascar to live with the natives. I love the way the author describes the natives as average height with dark leathery skin, big noses and lips. This description created a clear impression in my mind. The descriptions of the scenery and of the actions were great. The plot was very interesting and full of action. The one thing that I did not like about the book was the way the author stretched out the sentences with desriptions. Sometimes she would put too many descriptions in the paragraph and make it boring. I would get lost and my mind would start to wander. But other than that the story was great and I would recommend it to other teenage readers.

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Summary: What happened to Maud?
Review: This is a good book, but I felt it was incomplete. We found out what happened to Nathan after he returned, but what happened to Maud and Tamo? They were my favorite characters, and I want to know if they ever fall in love, get married,etc. So, Ms. McCaughrean, if you're reading this, please keep in mind that your readers (or at least one of them) are dying to know what happened to Maud and Tamo.

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Summary: Great!! I couldn't put it down!!
Review: This is a great book. It starts off with Nathan hearing the news that his father is dead, and that he is getting kicked out of Gray Lake School because his dead father had debts and didn't give the money the pay for school. Nathan goes back to his classes but the teached insists that he stays for his class period. When Nathan goes back to pack up his stuff, boys from the school start beating him up and stuff him into his chest, where he can't breathe. They stop when they see the Pirate's son, Tamo White with a sabre in his hand. Tamo saves Nathan and asks Nathan if he would like to go with Tamo to Madagascar. Right away Nathan's head is filled with thoughts of pirates. He agrees to go, than when they walk out of Tamo's apartment, Nathan sees his sister Maud. Maud agrees to go and their journey begins. First with a slave trader, and than pirates.
I love how this book just grips you. I seriously couldn't put it down. I always tried to find a little relationship between Tamo and Maud, but I'm not totally sure if there was one. This books is definitely great. It's kind of frustrating to see Tamo follow in his footsteps. I like how Maud becomes so strong, and I think it's funny how Nathan reacts to the villager's religion. I loved this book, it was great.