The Castaways: Book summary and reviews of The Castaways by Iain Lawrence

The Castaways Summary

The spirited adventure that began in The Convicts and continued in The Cannibals has its riveting conclusion in The Castaways—in which Tom Tin and his four convict companions save two sailors stranded on an iceberg. There's Mr. Beezley, with his tattooed hands and icy stare; and Mr. Moyle, with his pig-like face and rotten teeth, who supposedly eats children. As Tom grows wary of the men, he suspects they are plotting to get rid of him. But how? And if Tom and the other boys can’t stop the sailors, will they ever make it home to England, where Tom's diamond remains buried, and where he still stands a chance of sorting out his tangled fate?

The Castaways Reviews

"Readers of the previous books will particularly enjoy learning how Tom comes to terms with his fate." - Children's Literature

"The author's continuing debt to Dickens and Robert Louis Stevenson remains plain in the latest of his nonstop maritime melodramas, and if many of Tom's escapes from agonizing death seem downright miraculous, at least it's easy to tell the bad guys from the good (though some do switch sides), and both ultimately get what's coming to them. Further sequels are likely. Ages 12-14." - Kirkus Reviews

"The Castaways leaves readers breathless. Grades 5-9." - School Library Journal

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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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