Wednesday, February 27, 2008

THE WANDERER by Sharon Creech

How would you feel if you knew that you were an orphan but couldn’t remember how your parents died? This is how thirteen-year-old Sophie, the main character in The Wanderer, felt when she took a long trip across the Atlantic Ocean with her 3 interesting uncles and her 2 bizarre cousins. She faced many challenges, both emotionally and physically. My favorite part was when she kept having nightmares about a little kid losing her parents at sea. Is the little kid Sophie? Would these nightmares explain the puzzled looks on her cousins’ faces when she tells them true stories of a grandfather she has never met? Then her trip takes a turn for the worse when she has to face a giant wave, just like in her nightmares, except this one is white instead of black. Have her nightmares come to haunt her? After surviving the sprained leg the wave caused, Sophie reaches Europe; Bompie, the grandfather, unravels Sophie’s sad story. Join Sophie on her captivating journey across the Atlantic aboard The Wanderer and find out the story of Sophie’s life.
Sana

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