The Wanderer
by
Sharon Creech
| Thirteen-year-old Sophie
loves the sea, and she longs to see Bompie, her grandfather who
lives in England. So when her three uncles and two cousins decide to
sail from their home in the U.S., across the Atlantic Ocean to
Ireland, and then to England, to visit Bompie, she begs to go along. She'd be the only girl aboard, though, and Uncle Mo and
Uncle Stew don't want to take her. Uncle Dock and her father know how
important it is to her and she is able to go along.
Sophie doesn't totally understand why making this trip is important
to her. She thinks the sea is calling her to be away, but she also feels
something is pulling her back. She only knows that sailing to Ireland in Uncle Dock's 45-foot
sailboat, The Wanderer, to visit Bompie, is something she has to do.
Her uncles and cousins make fun of her, but she proves herself to
them during the trip.
I liked this book very much. Sometimes I feel confused like Sophie about something I decide to do. There was always something happening all of the time. This book was a page turner, you couldn’t stop reading. |
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