Avi. Smugglers Island. NY: Morrow Junior Books, 1994. 178 pages. (Mystery)
In this book Shadrach or Shad is a snoopy, sneaky, trouble maker who is trying to put a local liquor smuggler boss away in jail for good. Brian, Shad’s little brother, is just a tag along who wont leave Shad alone until Shad lets him help put the smuggler boss away. They lived on Lucker’s Island in a small house with their parents Mr. and Mrs. Faherty. Shad is trying to put Kinlow, the smuggler boss, away for good because he has everyone scared on the island, even his parents. Kinlow’s smuggling has caused many families to move from the island and has threatened almost everybody else. To put Kinlow away for good, Shad tells everything he knows to a government agent, Sheraton, who comes to the island every couple weeks, but it turns out that Sheraton is one of Kinlow’s men, and the man he has been avoiding is a real undercover government agent. Eventual Shad tells the man he has been avoiding, the real government agent, everything he knows. After Kinlow is captured, Shad and his family are very happy and relieved that Kinlow is gone.
In this book Shadrach or Shad is a snoopy, sneaky, trouble maker who is trying to put a local liquor smuggler boss away in jail for good. Brian, Shad’s little brother, is just a tag along who wont leave Shad alone until Shad lets him help put the smuggler boss away. They lived on Lucker’s Island in a small house with their parents Mr. and Mrs. Faherty. Shad is trying to put Kinlow, the smuggler boss, away for good because he has everyone scared on the island, even his parents. Kinlow’s smuggling has caused many families to move from the island and has threatened almost everybody else. To put Kinlow away for good, Shad tells everything he knows to a government agent, Sheraton, who comes to the island every couple weeks, but it turns out that Sheraton is one of Kinlow’s men, and the man he has been avoiding is a real undercover government agent. Eventual Shad tells the man he has been avoiding, the real government agent, everything he knows. After Kinlow is captured, Shad and his family are very happy and relieved that Kinlow is gone.
I would recommend this book to anyone who likes to read because it is an exciting book, and you just want to keep reading and reading. The most exciting part of this book is when Shad is holding a gun at Kinlow, telling him to apologize to his parents. I would not like to be in this situation because I would crush under pressure. Then again, I would never get in this situation in the first place.
Reviewed By: Pablo
