Reviews

The Swift by Alex Banks, Ali Archer

elephant's review

5.0

What a fun book! Twelve year old Pete's life has not been the same since his father died and his grandfather began developing Alzheimer's. Now, his mother is having to sell things so they can get by. As he and his twin brother, Henry, are cleaning out the attic, they find an old sea trunk containing a ship in a bottle. When they take the ship to their grandfather in the old folks home, the adventure begins as they travel through time and fight pirates!

jessicamarywrites's review

5.0

Eight months after his father was lost at sea, Pete's mother still cries, his grandfather is suffering from Alzheimer's, and his twin brother hates him. In fact, Henry blames Pete for everything. If Pete had gone on the boat with Henry and their Grandfather their father might still be alive and they might not be losing their house.

While searching in the attic for old things to sell, Pete finds a battle-weary ship-in-a-bottle. When Henry and Pete take the bottle to their grandfather they are transported back in time and land on the very ship that's going down in the bottle. The boys must learn to work together in order to battle pirates and the raging sea. If they don't, they may not have a home to return to.