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Just Us Kids: Shipwrecked by D StewartSeries: Just Us Kids
Publisher: Createspace
Publication Date: May 31, 2017
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Goodreads Synopsis:
Tyler Hartmann had made mistakes, but today was the worst so far. The ship he was on with his mom had been caught in a storm and slammed against some rocks. Soaked by the pouring rain and confused by the darkness, Tyler and the other children had jumped into a lifeboat. It was what they’d been taught by the captain their first day on the ship. But the adults had all gotten on a separate lifeboat. When the two crafts hit the water and were battered by the waves, there had been no way to keep them together.
We are on our own. Just Us Kids
Review:
Just Us Kids - Shipwrecked is about a group of kids that get shipwrecked together and must fend for themselves while they what for adults to come and find them. The kids face a new place, figuring out how to work with the land and resources about them, and try not to get hurt by any animals that might be around.
This was a cute book. I was provided an audiobook version and it was a pretty quick listen. The plot was interesting but there wasn't too much character development. The does a great job at showing how strong kids can be when they need to be which was nice but because it lacked that character depth it wasn't as enthralling as I would have liked.
This is a simple but fun middle grade read that would be great for younger middle grade readers who like books with adventure and action. It shows some of the problems with being on your own, but also how to overcome obstacles.
One note which might seem weird but I feel the need to mention it, the main character Tyler is referred to as 'he' but the audiobook reader is feminine, and that was weird for me. I kept thinking the main character was female. Not that that matters but I thought it would bring it up.
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