The+Wanderer

The Wanderer

Certainly you have heard of the book The Wanderer by Sharon Creech before. But if you haven’t I’m here to tell you all about it. For me personally I absolutely treasured this paperback. There are two reasons why I enjoyed it so much and here’s one. The story is told in a first person perspective. The other is that some of the chapters have the strangest names. Like Slugs and Bananas and Oranges and Pizza. That’s a few things that got me interested in this tale.

Even though I’ve already told you about the manuscript you still probably are wondering what it is really about. It is about adventure. The plot is that there is a gigantic typhoon that makes it almost hopeless to make it over to England. While the storm happens there is an ignoramus wave crashes down overtop of the boat (The Wanderer). Do they make it? Well that is for you to find out. But this plot reminded me of when I was little. I always had nightmares of a giant wave plunging overtop of me.

In addition to the book that is the characters, you might be thinking. The main character in the story is Sophie, who’s compassion for the sea is bigger then the ocean it ‘self. Cody on the other hand is a boy that who is loud and impulsive. Her cousin Brian is more aware of what is going on around himself. He is more responsible than Cody and likes to keep a sharp eye on time. Sophie also has three uncoils named Dock, Mo, and Steve. Dock is the most polite of the three and doesn’t get cross easily. But Steve is the exact opposite of Dock. He is very frustrating and will never listen to his own son Cody. The last uncoil, Mo is the kind of guy that feels an attraction to his chair. He lets others do all the work for him. I can relate to Sophie and Brian the most because I love the sea just like Sophie does. And I am well prearranged, similar to Brain.

To sum up, I need to tell you why you should read this book. Why would I recommend it? Well because first of all this book won a Newberry Honor award. So you all know what that means. It means that it must be excellent. Another reason is that the paperback will make you feel like you just can’t put it down. Now whom I would suggest it to mostly everyone who enjoys reading or stories of the sea. As you can plainly see, there is no reason why you shouldn’t look for this book in a library. This is a book that I adored and I’m sure you would to.

By: Kara