The younger brother Simon occasionally acted far older than his nine years, but the relationship between the siblings, sometimes bickering and sometimes cooperative, was completely believable. The children themselves were realistically portrayed, although Maya often annoyed me as far too stubborn and reluctant to trust people. The author's love for and personal knowledge of the tropics is indicated by the stunning visual descriptions present throughout the book. The island itself is just as important a character as any of the children it is dangerous but it promises adventure and the audience ultimately want to see it achieve complete peace. The tropical island is so beautifully and realistically described yet giants, mermaids and intelligent parrots are integrated into the tale. Tamarind and Neverland have a similar magical feeling. Something of this book reminded me of Peter Pan. As their journey progresses, the children become more involved in the new world that they have found themselves in. The more of Tamarind they see, the more they realise that it is still suffering from the ravages of war. There are plenty of adventures, some of which seem more necessary than others.
Most of this book revolves around the journey across Tamarind that the children make to find their parents. They enlist the help of a number of new friends in their quest to find their parents, falling into many adventures along the way. Plants move, pirates rule the seas and war has torn the island apart. What are the strange drawings in the logbook? And what is the Red Coral project? Determined to find their parents, the children set out to find help, but they soon realise that this is no ordinary island. They soon realise that their parents have been hiding something from them.
Their parents are washed away and the children find themselves run aground on an unknown island. As they are sailing towards her grandmother's house in Bermuda, the boat gets caught in a terrible storm. She begins to long for a normal life on land with friends, school and privacy. Thirteen-year-old Maya has spent her whole life sailing on board the Pamela Jane with her brother Simon, baby sister Penny, and marine biologist parents. It addresses bigger issues of war and peace while still being light-hearted and engaging. Summary: A fun adventure following three children shipwrecked on a mysterious island.
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