- Library Binding: 320 pages
- Publisher: HarperCollins (April 2000)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0060277319
- ISBN-13: 978-0060277314
- Product Dimensions: 21.1 x 14.5 x 3 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 5,372,033 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Returning to the prizewinning form demonstrated in Walk Two Moons, Sharon Creech recounts a physical journey--a boat trip across the North Atlantic Ocean--in order to tell of the many emotional journeys that each of her six characters takes. And in 13-year-old Sophie--orphan, daydreamer and headstrong tomboy--the author has created a complex, absorbing and intriguing main character. During several windswept weeks at sea, Sophie manages to inspire everyone around her despite being on the very brink of coming to terms with her own fractured and half-remembered family history.
Sophie has persuaded her three uncles and two cousins into letting her join them on a trip of a lifetime aboard The Wanderer--a 45-foot sailboat. They plan to sail north up the coast from Connecticut, then east across the ocean towards England where Sophie's grandfather is looking forward to a visit from his three sons.
Island-hopping as preparations intensify for the ocean crossing, emotions run high in the cramped living quarters, especially when it is decided that everyone must share a skill with the rest of the crew. Bizarrely, Sophie decides to recount stories told to her by a grandfather she has never met. Her ensuing behaviour is slowly unravelled by her cousin Cody--as he struggles with a disrespectful father and problems of his own. Sophie and Cody tackle their dramas together, and in doing so become closer than either of them expected at the beginning of their journey.
The story is substantial, the writing both accomplished and highly readable and the characters so real that their thoughts, secrets and aspirations are laid bare on every page. Reading The Wanderer is a treat. --John McLay --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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The Wanderer is a sailing boat that is to take Sophie, her three uncles and two cousins from Connecticut to England. The voyage will end with a reunion with Sophie's grandfather Bompie but not before a dreadful Atlantic storm hits the boat in mid-ocean.
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The sea, the sea, the sea. It rolled and rolled and called to me. Read the first page
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10 of 11 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
...I picked it up of course! It's brilliant - the chapters are really short, but I like that. It's a very difficult to put down, and the way that Sharon Creech describes things is great!
It's about a girl called Sophie who goes across the Atlantic Ocean to Britain from America. The diary features her story, and her cousin's diary, and it's quite unusual, having a story from two points of view. I like it though.
This book is a must for anyone who likes stories about people who discover themselves, or who likes Sharon Creech.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
I'm 12 years old and really enjoyed this book. It's about a girl called Sophie.Who with her uncles and two cousins (both boys) she is sailing across the atlantic ocean. When they reach England they will stay with Bompie. But Sophie has never met Bompie so how does she know his stories? A really good book mysterious and exciting. I would recomend Bloomibility, Walk two Moons, Absouletly Normal Chaos and Chasing red bird all by the same author.
4 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Sophie is on the adventure of a lifetime, crossing the Atlantic on board her Uncle Dock's boat, The Wanderer, with her three uncles and two cousins, Brian and Cody. On the way, when they're not too busy battling to keep the boat afloat, Sophie entertains the others with stories about their grandfather Bompie, who is waiting for them in England. She claims to have heard these stories from Bompie himself, but the others know that she has never actually met him.
The story of their journey is told partly from Sophie's journal, and partly from her cousin Cody's 'dog log', which he is reluctantly writing for a school project. Everyone thinks Cody is too flippant and doesn't take life seriously enough, but in his log he reveals himself to be sensitive and thoughtful, and also offers the reader another insight into Sophie's character.
The mark of a good book, for me, is that it leaves you thinking long after you have finished reading it. I stayed up late last night to finish reading The Wanderer, and I woke up thinking about it this morning. Sharon Creech creates such lovable characters that you really care what happens to them, and continue to hope things work out right for them even after the book has ended. If you enjoy this book as much as I did, you will also love her latest book Ruby Holler.
The story of their journey is told partly from Sophie's journal, and partly from her cousin Cody's 'dog log', which he is reluctantly writing for a school project. Everyone thinks Cody is too flippant and doesn't take life seriously enough, but in his log he reveals himself to be sensitive and thoughtful, and also offers the reader another insight into Sophie's character.
The mark of a good book, for me, is that it leaves you thinking long after you have finished reading it. I stayed up late last night to finish reading The Wanderer, and I woke up thinking about it this morning. Sharon Creech creates such lovable characters that you really care what happens to them, and continue to hope things work out right for them even after the book has ended. If you enjoy this book as much as I did, you will also love her latest book Ruby Holler.
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fantastic read!
I bought this book as a holiday read and i was hooked from the first page! This book is really well written and structured as well as being thought provoking. Read more
Published on 12 July 2007 by Lori Marshmallow
The Wanderer
This was almost the longest English story that I have ever read before, at first, I was not a really good reader at first at the age that I was. Read more
Published on 3 May 2006 by Anonymous
The perfect book for every reader
I was asked to read this book for a book review at my school. I usually prefer to read Judy Blume titles, but i gave it a go and i am so pleased i did so. Read more
Published on 1 Jun 2001
The book is about a girl, Sophie, that liked sailing.
I liked this book because it was interesting + exciting. The genre of this book is adventure. The book is about a girl that liked sailing the girl is called Sophie. Read more
Published on 24 May 2001
great
Even if you dont like stories to do with the ocean you can get tangled into this one. I've had it three day and I've just finished it! Read more
Published on 17 May 2001
This book is full of excitement of Sophie's famlies past.
"I am not always such a dreamy girl, listening to the sea calling me. My father calls me Three-sided Sophie: one side is dreamy and romantic; one is logic and down to earth; and... Read more
Published on 9 May 2000
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