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Compass
Murphy
- Stephen
Potts
Reviewed
by Julie Muhs - December 2001
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Book author: Stephen Potts
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Book title: Compass Murphy
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Book summary:
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A
boy called Joshua is trying to find his father because it
has been a year since he went to sea on a whaler and all contact
has been lost. Joshua stows away on an old sailing ship to
find his father retracing the last known steps of his father
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Book's
strengths:
Which characters did you especially like and why?
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Joshua
the son - he showed great courage and a not for quitting spirit
even when things get really tough
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Which
parts of the storyline really worked well and why?:
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The story of the Lindisfarne log, the log from his father's
last ship. It is told as a diary and is found on a deserted
beach with the wreckage of The Lindisfarne |
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What
did you enjoy about the writers style?:
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The
descriptions make you think you are there - they are so well
written
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Book
weakness:
Which characters in the book were less believable or
interesting?
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Flint
- he was a very mean man who changed the atmosphere whenever
he was around
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Which
parts of the book were difficult to follow or not believable?:
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That
a boy so young could last in the Arctic for 1 year with so
little equipment or support
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When
did the writer's style not work as well?:
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| This
did not happen |
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Summary
of the book:
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Well
set out and very interesting nearing the end I started to
think I was Joshua Compass and I think Stephen Potts should
write a sequel and the ending has been left open for that
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Star
Rating: 4 out of 5
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Reviewer:
Jordan Muhs
Year:
yr5
School: Shipston on Stour Primary
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