This was a story of two children in two different times but their lives had run a lot of the same lines.
Mayken is from 1629, she had lost her mother and was put on a boat, the Batavia to go to her father, Imke, her nursemaid, travelled with her. The ship was headed to the spice islands and was carrying a lot of silver coins in exchange for the spices. It also had some soldiers and sailors along with the crew and other families making the trip.
They went through so much and the story of the Batavia is real so really makes you think.
The other child is Gil, his mother died and he got sent to live with his grandfather on a fishing island but Gil couldn't settle into the life but found it better once he had a pet tortoise.
A lot of facts come out about Gil and his mother and her death of her as the book goes along and gives reasons for some of his actions.
This is a sad story of two children with a lot of spirit in them.
Mayken is from 1629, she had lost her mother and was put on a boat, the Batavia to go to her father, Imke, her nursemaid, travelled with her. The ship was headed to the spice islands and was carrying a lot of silver coins in exchange for the spices. It also had some soldiers and sailors along with the crew and other families making the trip.
They went through so much and the story of the Batavia is real so really makes you think.
The other child is Gil, his mother died and he got sent to live with his grandfather on a fishing island but Gil couldn't settle into the life but found it better once he had a pet tortoise.
A lot of facts come out about Gil and his mother and her death of her as the book goes along and gives reasons for some of his actions.
This is a sad story of two children with a lot of spirit in them.