Caribbean Capers [Paperback]

Marco Santomenna (Author), Joan Santomenna (Author)

Book Description

Age Level: 9 and up | Grade Level: 4 and up

This page-turning adventure tells of a growing friendship between teen-aged boys from different races and cultures. Divided into two parts to accommodate the middle-reader, their high-speed escapades include: a daring mountain rescue, an escape from kidnapping, and the attempted piracy of a nuclear submarine. Descriptions and history of the Caribbean are woven into the excitement.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"Caribbean Capers" captures the reader's imagination while instilling the values of cooperation, friendship, and acceptance. -- Cindy Vallar: Editor of Pirates and Privateers

"Caribbean Capers" is a fun and exciting adventure you won't want to put down. (Ages 8-14) -- KidsBookShelf.com

"Caribbean Capers" is a fun and exciting adventure you won't want to put down. -- Kidsbookshelf.com: Review By Christina Lewis

"Caribbean Capers" is a page-turning adventure about boys from diverse cultures who overcome personal problems and unite to solve mysteries -- Asbury Park Press, August 2,2003

"For those traveling to the Virgin Islands, or the Caribbean, this book might be what your kids are looking for. -- www.TravelingInternationallyWithChildren Feb 2004

Caribbean Capers is an engaging tale of adventures about multiethnic boys whose challenges result in maturity and friendship " -- Caribbean Compass, March 2004

For those traveling to the Caribbean, this book might be what your kids are looking for. -- TravelWithYourKids.com

Written after the style of the Hardy Boys, this is an engaging tale of pirate adventure and boyhood friendship. -- The Caribbean Compass

From the Publisher

At a time when pirate fantasy is of great interest to kids of all ages, Caribbean Capers provides an adventure of modern piracy that will hold the interest of all readers. Written in two parts for ease of reading, Caribbean Capers makes a nice combination of adventure and education. Kids love the piracy theme; parents love the lessons learned.

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Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 9 and up
  
• Paperback: 144 pages
• Publisher: WindSpirit Publishing (May 15, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0964340720
• ISBN-13: 978-0964340725
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 6.4 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,581,078 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Caribbean Capers, by Joan and Marco Santomenna, May 13, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: Caribbean Capers (Paperback)

For those traveling to the Virgin Islands, or other parts of the Caribbean, this book might be what your kids are looking for. The settings are all real places, and the bits of history and legend tucked inside a pretty decent story will give children say ages 8-11 lots of cool things to think about in the islands.

"Caribbean Capers" actually is two self-standing stories in one, with shared locales and characters. There is nothing we found that could be considered inappropriate for children, and the writing and plot seem right for readers.

But don't take my word for it. Here's what our daughter had to say about "Caribbean Capers" (though I really, really don't like the term "pre-teen"):

A well written story, that describes that characters with detail, and great description, sucks you into the story, and makes it so that it is like you're actually in the story.

During the first summer, Buzz, (a pre-teen boy that lives in St. John, with his Father) teaches Brian (also a pre-teen boy that came to St. John on a vacation) about boats, as a mystery starts to unravel, and as they go along, the boys learn about courage, trust, and not too judge too quickly about other people especially just about how they look. But who stole all the boat motors?

In the second story, Brian comes back for another exciting trip to the Virgin Islands, but when a mysterious boy named Eric who comes from a country called Ergrea, is hiding on the Crystal Blue yacht, it looks like another mystery that needs solving. Eric was almost kidnapped by his body guard, he escaped, but will he be able to escape again?

Think Scooby Doo mysteries, but in a good way. The book reads well, and would be appropriate for a few hour plane ride from the U.S.' East coast to a vacation in the Caribbean. <P...

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars From a South Carolina Teacher, August 23, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: Caribbean Capers (Paperback)

I read the book and really enjoyed it. It reminded me of the deep sea adventures I once used with remedial kids in the middle grades because of the high interest. I can't wait to read the sequels because I want to know more about the characters.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful memories, July 3, 2003

By 

Bill Gutzwiller (Naples, FL USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Caribbean Capers (Paperback)

As former sailors in the Virgin Islands, we found "Caribbean Capers" delightful despite its youthful theme. I was particularly impressed with how well the story related to the familiar geography, topology, and old colonial structures of St. John. It was almost like taking those wonderful hikes again out of Leinster Bay over to Maho, or over the mountain to Coral Bay. Fond memories!