Shipwrecked

by Becky Bravo, Ricky Ambagan (Illustrator), Eugene Y. Evasco (Translator)

The Catalina was ruined. Blown off course by a hurricane, the ship had crashed into the rocks of the Devil's Isle. Evil spirits were said to roam the island, and beasts that could tear a man from limb to limb.

And in the shadows, Marcus saw two yellow eyes. He nudged at Alexander to warn him.

Will they survive long enough to escape from this cursed island?

Wasak na wasak ang Catalina. Naligaw ito ng landas dahil sa bagyo, sumalpok sa mga bato ng Isla Diablo. Ayon sa sabi-sabi, naglalagalang ang masasamang espiritu sa isla at mga halimaw na kayang guta-gutayin ang tao.

Sa mga anino, natanaw ni Marcus ang dalawang matang dilaw. Siniko niya si Alexander upang balaan ang kaibigan.

Kaya ba nilang makatakas sa islang isinumpa?

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Published January 1, 2022

About the author

Becky Bravo’s first foray into the children’s fiction genre began in 1996 during a short-lived attempt at a Masteral degree in Creative Writing. One of the first classes she took was an undergraduate course in children’s fiction, and it was for this class that she wrote her first actual children’s story entitled “Fetch”. On her first crack at joining the Palanca Memorial Awards in 1997, “Fetch” came away with the 2nd Prize for Children’s Fiction in English. She has participated in the contest every year since then, winning 1st Prize in 2000 for “Fish for Two”, and another in 2004 for The Cat Painter, both of which were later published as picture books. She became a member of KUTING in 2004

Reviews

[Hannah Logue · Rating 5 out of 5]

I’ve mostly been reading these children’s books in preparation to gift them to my nephews. Aside from being genuinely curious about what it is I’m gifting them, my Tagalog reading comprehension is children book level. So I really love this book includes the Tagalog and English on the same page.

As I’ve gone through these Filipino children’s books, I’ve found that this is by far the most frightening one I’ve come across, and I thought with relief “oh it’s all a game” at the end when I had no idea how they were going to get out of that situation.

I also found it interesting how relieved I was in the context of this being a children’s book. Like if something like this had happened in an adult book I would have rolled my eyes and been pissed.

[Mark Anthony Salvador · Rating 2 out of 5]

Maraming kuwentong pambata na nakabatay sa imahinasyon ng tauhan na nagpapakita ng pagkamalikhain ng manunulat (e.g. "Madyik Silya ni Titoy"). Sa papamagitan ng imahinasyon ng tauhan, naipapakita ang sensibilidad ng bata. Dito sa "Shipwrecked," kahinaan sa naratibo ang paggamit sa imahinasyon. Mistulang deus ex machina ang naging papel ng imahinasyon. Papaano tatapusin ang akda? Kalimitan ay ginagawang panaginip lang ang buong kuwento. Sa akdang ito, ginawang laro lamang ng magkapatid ang labanan.

Maganda ang ilustrasyon pero napakapangkanluranin ng mga imahen.