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School Library Journal
Reviewed on June 1, 2012 | Grades 5-up
Gr 4–6—Egbert is the neglected and mistreated youngest of three siblings, growing up on an island in the Blue Sea, where his father owns an ugly fruit plantation manned by retired pirates. His mother died when he was born and Egg has been paying for it ever since. As the story opens, his father and siblings are dispatched to their presumed demise in a hot-air balloon, and Egg is left on his own to face the world. O...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Guide
Reviewed on January 1, 2012
Egbert and his loathsome family live on a pirate-infested island. When his father discovers a legendary treasure map, the whole fam...Log In or Sign Up to Read More