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In Search of the Castaways
189 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 1978
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About the author
Hettie Jones
37 books51 followersHettie Jones (born 1934 as Hettie Cohen) is best known as the first wife of Amiri Baraka, known as LeRoi Jones at the time of their marriage, but is also a writer herself.
While known for her poetry, she has received acclaim for her memoir, How I Became Hettie Jones (published 1990 by Grove Press).
Jones held various clerical jobs at Partisan Review and started the literary magazine Yugen with her husband. Jones is currently on the faculty in the graduate program in creative writing at The New School in New York City. From 1989-2002 she ran a writing workshop at the New York State Correctional Facility for Women at Bedford Hills, which included inmate Judy Clark as a student, and which published a nationally distributed collection, Aliens At The Border. Jones is a former chair of the PEN Prison Writing Committee and is currently a member of PEN's Advisory Council.
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While known for her poetry, she has received acclaim for her memoir, How I Became Hettie Jones (published 1990 by Grove Press).
Jones held various clerical jobs at Partisan Review and started the literary magazine Yugen with her husband. Jones is currently on the faculty in the graduate program in creative writing at The New School in New York City. From 1989-2002 she ran a writing workshop at the New York State Correctional Facility for Women at Bedford Hills, which included inmate Judy Clark as a student, and which published a nationally distributed collection, Aliens At The Border. Jones is a former chair of the PEN Prison Writing Committee and is currently a member of PEN's Advisory Council.
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July 20, 2018
14 chapters
182 pages
My Review—Good. A great tale for kids, every bit as good as the movie. I know the book was written based on the movie script, but, not having seen the movie in ages, reading the book was just as seeing the movie. I could picture Hayley Mills in the part of “Mary Grant” and Maurice Chevalier as “M. Paganel.”
Story Summary—Mary and her brother, 14-year-old Robert, have been orphaned two years because their father, Capt. Harry Grant, and his ship, the Britannia, were reported missing at sea. Enter M. Paganel, who travels to England because he found a note in a bottle in the stomach of a shark he caught. The three then set out from Plymouth, England, to Glasgow, Scotland, to entreat Lord Glenarvan to lead the search for Capt. Grant—per the note’s “clues.”
After some persuading, even from Lord Glenarvan’s son, 17-year-old John, they all set out to South
America, where M. Paganel believes the note leads them. In South America, they climb a snow-covered mountain, fall victim to a dastardly earthquake, become part of an avalanche, chase after Robert who’s been “kidnapped” by a giant condor (to become dinner), led to a lone tree in which to take refuge from a dangerous flood, rerouted to Australia, victimized by a mutiny, and then taken to New Zealand only to be set adrift (oarless) to become the captives of the native Maoris, and finally escape to regain control of Lord Glenarvan’s ship to save the day and end the story.
All in all, a good ride—adventure, action, a blossoming romance between John and 16-year-old Mary, and laughter.
Grade: A+
182 pages
My Review—Good. A great tale for kids, every bit as good as the movie. I know the book was written based on the movie script, but, not having seen the movie in ages, reading the book was just as seeing the movie. I could picture Hayley Mills in the part of “Mary Grant” and Maurice Chevalier as “M. Paganel.”
Story Summary—Mary and her brother, 14-year-old Robert, have been orphaned two years because their father, Capt. Harry Grant, and his ship, the Britannia, were reported missing at sea. Enter M. Paganel, who travels to England because he found a note in a bottle in the stomach of a shark he caught. The three then set out from Plymouth, England, to Glasgow, Scotland, to entreat Lord Glenarvan to lead the search for Capt. Grant—per the note’s “clues.”
After some persuading, even from Lord Glenarvan’s son, 17-year-old John, they all set out to South
America, where M. Paganel believes the note leads them. In South America, they climb a snow-covered mountain, fall victim to a dastardly earthquake, become part of an avalanche, chase after Robert who’s been “kidnapped” by a giant condor (to become dinner), led to a lone tree in which to take refuge from a dangerous flood, rerouted to Australia, victimized by a mutiny, and then taken to New Zealand only to be set adrift (oarless) to become the captives of the native Maoris, and finally escape to regain control of Lord Glenarvan’s ship to save the day and end the story.
All in all, a good ride—adventure, action, a blossoming romance between John and 16-year-old Mary, and laughter.
Grade: A+
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