| The Wreckers Contributor(s): Lawrence, Iain (Author) |
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ISBN: 0440415454 ISBN-13: 9780440415459 Publisher: Yearling Books OUR PRICE: $8.09 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: November 1999 Annotation: There was once a village bred by evil. On the barren coast of Cornwall, England, lived a community who prayed for shipwrecks, a community who lured storm-tossed ships to crash upon the sharp rocks of their shore. They fed and clothed themselves with the loot salvaged from the wreckage; dead sailors' tools and trinkets became decorations for their homes. Most never questioned their murderous way of life. Then, upon that pirates' shore crashed the ship "The Isle of Skye. And the youngest of its crew members, 14-year-old John Spencer, survived the wreck. But would he escape the wreckers? This is his harrowing tale. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Young Adult Fiction | Historical - Europe |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Lexile Measure: 640 |
| Series: High Seas Trilogy |
| Physical Information: 0.6" H x 5.19" W x 7.65" (0.34 lbs) 224 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 18th Century - Cultural Region - British Isles |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 20150 Reading Level: 4.2 Interest Level: Upper Grades Point Value: 6.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: There was once a village bred by evil. On the barren coast of Cornwall, England, lived a community who prayed for shipwrecks, a community who lured storm-tossed ships to crash upon the sharp rocks of their shore. They fed and clothed themselves with the loot salvaged from the wreckage; dead sailors' tools and trinkets became decorations for their homes. Most never questioned their murderous way of life. Then, upon that pirates' shore crashed the ship The Isle of Skye. And the youngest of its crew members, 14-year-old John Spencer, survived the wreck. But would he escape the wreckers? This is his harrowing tale. |