A review by mokey81
The Twenty-One Balloons by William Pène du Bois

3.0

This was a pretty good read. I loved the interest in ballooning that everyone had. The story does start a little slow, but once the meat of the tale begins, it is very creative and interesting.

Professor Sherman's balloon crashes on Krakatoa, and there he meets people who live on the island, living easy, creative lives. And enjoying a huge diamond mine. ;) but we all know how Krakatoa ended up, so this story explains how all those families escaped the eruption.

It was an interesting read recommended by my mother-in-law who loved this book in her youth. :)