A review by jschofer
Oliver and the Seawigs by Philip Reeve

5.0

Loved this adventurous story! Oliver is so excited to return home after a childhood spent on various adventures with his parents, who are explorers. That excitement is short-lived when his parents venture out to check out the new islands by their house and don't return. Oliver's quest to find them leads him to a mermaid, a talking seagull, and rambling isles (rocks that move!) on their way to a festival. Not everyone he encounters along the way wants to help him, though, especially a particularly mean and cranky rock and a band of mischievous monkeys.

This book is great for readers 3rd grade and higher...and adventurous adults, of course.