The Castaway by Arthur Roth is an exciting but sometimes very grim novel of a young shipwreck survivor in the early 19th century.
After a family dispute, Daniel Ross signs up as a sailor on a ship that hunts seals ( a once common practice). After Daniel's ship hits an ice berg and sinks several of the survivors drift for weeks in a life boat slowly dying from hunger and thirst.
Eventually, only Daniel and another sailor remain alive. The two drift hopelessly until they spot a tiny island. Only Daniel survives as the lifeboat crashes on the shore of the island.
Daniel discovers that the island is mostly barren, although he is able to obtain a food source from seals that visit the island. Daniel uses his ingenuity to survive on the island for five long years until a ship rescues him.
I very much enjoyed reading "The Castaway" but because of several graphic descriptions of killing animals and at least one murder the book may not be appropriate for young children.
After a family dispute, Daniel Ross signs up as a sailor on a ship that hunts seals ( a once common practice). After Daniel's ship hits an ice berg and sinks several of the survivors drift for weeks in a life boat slowly dying from hunger and thirst.
Eventually, only Daniel and another sailor remain alive. The two drift hopelessly until they spot a tiny island. Only Daniel survives as the lifeboat crashes on the shore of the island.
Daniel discovers that the island is mostly barren, although he is able to obtain a food source from seals that visit the island. Daniel uses his ingenuity to survive on the island for five long years until a ship rescues him.
I very much enjoyed reading "The Castaway" but because of several graphic descriptions of killing animals and at least one murder the book may not be appropriate for young children.
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