Jared's Island

by Marguerite de Angeli

Juvenile fiction about a boy saved from a shipwreck.

95 pages, Library Binding

First published January 1, 1947

About the author

Marguerite de Angeli was an American writer and illustrator of children's books including the 1950 Newbery Award winning book The Door in the Wall. She wrote and illustrated twenty-eight of her own books, and illustrated more than three dozen books and numerous magazine stories and articles for other authors.

Reviews

[John Sinclair · Rating 5 out of 5]

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I first read this book when I was seven. My father’s friend, Mr. McDevitt lent it to me. (The things we remember.) It is set near the Barnegat Shoals and I always imagined Jared’s Island to be Long Beach Island (naturally enough). I’ve given this book as a gift several times but never added it to my own library. Problem solved.
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[Amy Bodkin · Rating 5 out of 5]

My kids loved this story as well as Elin's Amerika!!

[Elaine · Rating 3 out of 5]

Not bad, not great. Nice story about a kid who is rescued at sea and ends up living with a couple in colonial New Jersey. He is unhappy and wants to find Captain Kidd's hidden treasure and his older brother and runs away and meets Native Americans and lives among them for a while, and then comes home and has a happy ending. We read it as a look at life in colonial times, and for a glimpse of the Native American way of life.

[Judy · Rating 4 out of 5]

Books by de Angeli never disappoint! Her illustrations remind me of Tasha Tudor's drawings.