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The Cannibals: The Curse of the Jolly Stone Trilogy, Book II

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Tom was a boy in the 1700s sent on a prison hulk for a murder he had committed in self-defense: He had found a giant diamond in the muck that an old blind man wanted. As the blind man was strangling Tom for the treasure, Tom hit him hard with the diamond.

Tom, three of his enemies, and two of his friends escape from his father's ship that was heading to a prison in Australia. The escapees, on a longboat, head off, trying to find Little Midgely's Elephant Island. They wreck on an island where they find a jolly gentleman with an ax, and a gypsy. The half-dying gypsy, an ax blow in his head, says, "The man with the ax is a liar. He has almost killed me and he's killed the five others." The boys find themselves chased by cannibals and head hunters. Read to find out if all the characters make it to the last page of the book.

The characters were amazing. Their personalities kept unfolding. I especially loved Midgely, a little blind boy who could see more than most people without even using his eyes. This series really made me realize how inhumanely convicts were treated back then, even child convicts. Also, people might show cartoons of cannibals as stupid people with a big boiling pot, but the book showed that they are smart, strong and dangerous, and they have succeeded enough times to have a tradition for what they do with their victims, which is the scariest part. As you can see, this is a thrilling, mind boggling, breathtaking book, SO READ IT!

Kate M.
Grade 6
Ms. Kawatachi