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The Castaways Summary

Adrift at Sea, Tom Tin and his four convict companions are only too glad when they come upon a deserted ship. The boys clamber aboard, not knowing whether they've been saved or set on a course toward doom. But after rescuing two men stranded on a melting iceberg, Tom begins to suspect that these unsavory sailors are dangerous castaways from this very vessel. The more Tom questions the men, the more they dislike him. So, when Tom overhears them plotting to get rid of him, he knows they mean it. But the other boys don't feel threatened - at least not until the sailors attempt to sell them as slaves, a decision that ends with death for some . . . and with Tom sailing the ship home to England.

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Rated of 5 by I hate reading, but this is the Number1 book that kept me reading!
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Even though I don't like reading, when I went to pick out a book I saw this book on the ground. I picked it up to look at it. I checked it out, and don't really look forward to reading, but when I started reading the book I just couldn't stop! The book pulled me in. I enjoyed it a lot and I'm going to read other books by Iain Lawrence :)

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This book has a lot of action/adventure it is one of the greatest books I've ever read. It's a very good book for teenagers like me. I enjoyed it a lot so whoever reads this book next is going to have a lot of fun with it

Iain Lawrence Author Biography

"Writing for young readers is almost like dipping into a fountain of youth; for hours a day, I am a child again."—Iain Lawrence

Iain Lawrence was born in Ontario, Canada. A former journalist, he now writes full time. In addition to his magazine and newspaper articles, he is the author of numerous acclaimed novels, including The Cannibals, The Convicts, Gemini Summer, B for Buster, The Lightkeeper's Daughter, Lord of the Nutcracker Men, Ghost Boy, and the High Seas Trilogy: The Wreckers, The Smugglers, and The Buccaneers. He lives on Gabriola Island, British Columbia.

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