- Paperback: 144 pages
- Publisher: Aladdin (Dec 30 2008)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 1416991123
- ISBN-13: 978-1416991120
- Product Dimensions: 20.3 x 12.7 x 0.9 cm
- Shipping Weight: 113 g
- Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
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From School Library Journal
Grade 3-6-A story set in England in the 1830s. Faced with the prospect of being left with relatives whom she cannot stand while her father takes her ailing mother to France, almost 12-year-old Emma disguises herself as a boy and decides to stow away on her parents' ship. On her way to the docks, some ill-intentioned sailors direct her to a ship headed for Africa, and she sneaks aboard. Once discovered, she becomes the cabin boy. Unbelievably, none of the crew suspects that she is a girl. During a storm, the vessel goes down and only Emma survives. She is washed ashore, where she builds herself a lean-to and forages for food. After saving a baby chimpanzee, its mother then cares for her when she is stricken with malaria. Once she is well again, Emma forms the word "help" out of vines and hangs it from the trees and is finally rescued after four months in the jungle. On her return to England, she is surprised to learn that her mother and father have not been told of her disappearance and are expecting her to join them in France. Despite some implausibility, the story is adventurous and enjoyable. The hanging suspense at the end of each chapter encourages readers to continue, and the fast pace will appeal to reluctant readers.
Sarah Smith, Harrison Community Library, MI
Copyright 2000 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
Sarah Smith, Harrison Community Library, MI
Copyright 2000 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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Twelve-year-old Emma can be headstrong. Therefore, it doesn't come as too much of a surprise when she decides to stow away on the ship taking her parents to France. Unfortunately, Emma's innocence makes her an easy mark along the 1834 Liverpool waterfront. Wickedly led astray, she mistakenly stows away aboard a slave trading ship bound for Africa. Once discovered, Emma crops off her hair, fools the crew, and works hard as the ship's boy. When a storm destroys the ship along the coast of Liberia, Emma washes ashore, the sole survivor. Until her rescue four months later, the plucky young girl survives in the jungle, observing and learning from the chimps. A fast-paced adventure, with superb backdrop details, the book becomes all the more fascinating when one reads the author's immensely illuminating notes about how she conducted her research to make the story as authentic as possible. Karen Simonetti
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EMMA BOLTON STOOD in the dark with her cheek pressed against the wall outside Mama's bedroom. Read the first page
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5.0 out of 5 stars
A fascinating and exciting story!,
By Maria "Maria Kanai" (Yokohama, Japan) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Secret Journey (Paperback)
The Secret Journey was very interesting to read! It is about a twelve-year old girl named Emma Bolton whose mother is deathly sick. The doctor advises Mr. Bolton that the only way to save his wife is to have her have lots of fresh air and complete rest by sailing to France. Emma's father arranges the trip on the ship Wayfarer...but decides to leave Emma with Aunt Matha and her Cousin Odolf, who she really hates. Emma is determined to go with her parents rather than to endure living with Odolf for months. She then decides to sneak aboard Wayfarer and to stay with her sick mother. So she disguises herself as a boy and rushes on Monday midnight to the dock. There, when she asks which ship was Wayfarer, a man purposely instructs her to the wrong ship. The ship was Black Lightning, the most dangerous and worst ship anybody could ever go on. Emma realizes too late that she was on the wrong ship and she is discovered. She then decides to keep acting as "William", ship's boy for the Captain Issac Bacon. Suddenly, a storm causes a shipreck and she is the only survivor as she is marooned on the coast of Africa. She learns how to survive and it is very interesting for I like 'shipwreck stories'. I'm sure anybody would like this exciting book! It's very fast paced and very enjoyable to read!
5.0 out of 5 stars
The Secret Journey,
By A Customer
This review is from: The Secret Journey (Hardcover)
The Secret Journey is a fantastic book. It starts out when Emma's mother is sick and has to move to warmer climates. The only problem is that Emma's father won't let Emma go. That means she has to stay with her horrible cousin Odolf. Emma will do any thing not stay with Ololf. So Emma disguises herself as a boy. She sneaks on to a ship which she thinks is the ship with her parents on it. It turns out that she is on the worst slave ship afloat! Then a storm comes and Emma gets marooned on the coast of Africa. There she only has her wits to keep her alive. The theme of this book is don't give up.Anyone who likes adventure would love this book.
4.0 out of 5 stars
A Good Book,
By monkey123 (USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Secret Journey (Paperback)
The Secret Journey is a good book. It is about twelve-year-old Emma Bolton, who lives in England in 1834. Her mother is sick and she and Emma's father are going to France and leaving Emma with Aunt Martha and her hated cousin Odolf. In a desperate attempt to get away from the evil Odolf and go to France with her parents, Emma runs away to the docks of Liverpool and gets onto a ship that she is told is the one her parents are on. Too late, Emma realizes that she is on the wrong boat. She has stowed away on the Black Lightning, a slave ship. She is going to have to go all the way to South Africa and back, disguised as "William", the ship's boy. However, about halfway there, the ship sinks in a huge storm. Emma is the only survivor. She is stranded in the jungle of Africa with only chimps to keep her company. Will someone find Emma? Or will she be stuck here forever?
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