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Get Out of Bed You Scurvy Dog!
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A wacky twelve-year old, Thomas Delaney is struggling to survive middle school. Bedridden with a high fever, he begins to read Treasure Island and is drawn into a wild seafaring adventure. Reality collides with Imagination and chaos ensues.
A wacky twelve-year old, Thomas Delaney is struggling to survive middle school. Bedridden with a high fever, he begins to read Treasure Island and is drawn into a wild seafaring adventure. Reality collides with Imagination and chaos ensues.
148 pages, Kindle Edition
Published August 1, 2019
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July 15, 2017
Great children's book. Fast read. The first two chapters hold your interest until you get into the pirate story. Pirate story is fun and exciting. Book has a great and unexpected ending. Children who read it will want to read "Treasure Island" when they get older.
November 26, 2019
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I received this book in exchange for my honest review.
This is a self-published book. Ever read Treasure Island? Well, if not, you just might after reading this book. The author has taken an interesting angle with this book, one that actually works. I was a bit leery about this book since I don't read books about pirates, the seas and treasure--that combination. But I've delved into a few with themes involving one or the other--usually in the science fiction or fantasy genre.
The author writes from a first-person perspective, Thomas Delaney's. He a middle school-aged boy trying hard to fit in. Although I loved the aspect that reality collides with the imagination, however, I feared the ending and hoped it wouldn't be typically cliched. You know the type--wakes up and realizes it was all a dream...
Hmmm, guess what... At first, I rolled my eyes. Yup, it was a dream... or was it? Then I read the last few pages and kind of liked the way the book ended. Overall, it was a fun read.
It was a fast read, well plotted with enough twists and turns to be really interesting and make me want to keep turning pages. Maybe for the sequel, Thomas will take his brother Kyle with him...
I also want to note that I found the formatting for the book interesting and rather strange until I read that the author is also a playright. Well done! That explains why the book reads like a play...
I received this book in exchange for my honest review.
This is a self-published book. Ever read Treasure Island? Well, if not, you just might after reading this book. The author has taken an interesting angle with this book, one that actually works. I was a bit leery about this book since I don't read books about pirates, the seas and treasure--that combination. But I've delved into a few with themes involving one or the other--usually in the science fiction or fantasy genre.
The author writes from a first-person perspective, Thomas Delaney's. He a middle school-aged boy trying hard to fit in. Although I loved the aspect that reality collides with the imagination, however, I feared the ending and hoped it wouldn't be typically cliched. You know the type--wakes up and realizes it was all a dream...
Hmmm, guess what... At first, I rolled my eyes. Yup, it was a dream... or was it? Then I read the last few pages and kind of liked the way the book ended. Overall, it was a fun read.
It was a fast read, well plotted with enough twists and turns to be really interesting and make me want to keep turning pages. Maybe for the sequel, Thomas will take his brother Kyle with him...
I also want to note that I found the formatting for the book interesting and rather strange until I read that the author is also a playright. Well done! That explains why the book reads like a play...
January 28, 2020
Mainly a simpler retelling of Treasure Island, with some minor alterations to things said/done. I had hoped for more interplay between reality and fantasy, but that didn't happen either. Thomas just drops into the story, and becomes Jim Hawkins within a few pages. The ending is the type that has its own page on TVTropes and a savvy reader easily sees it coming.
Those who haven't read Treasure Island because they are younger than the recommended reading age/level might like this. Those who read Treasure Island first and then come to this will probably just feel, like me, an itch to revisit the original volume. Save for Billy Bones, the characters just don't come alive here.
Those who haven't read Treasure Island because they are younger than the recommended reading age/level might like this. Those who read Treasure Island first and then come to this will probably just feel, like me, an itch to revisit the original volume. Save for Billy Bones, the characters just don't come alive here.
August 29, 2019
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October 31, 2019
Two words: thought provoking (or at least it should be!).
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