Castaways of the Flying Dutchman

by Brian Jacques

Book Overview

The Flying Dutchman ! The legend of the wind-tattered ghost ship and its mad sea Captain, cursed to sail the seas forever, has been passed down throughout the centuries. But what of the young boy and his dog who were trapped aboard that ship? What became of them? In this, one of Brian Jacques 's most original adventures, the castaway boy and dog set off on an eternal journey of their own, braving icy wind and waves to arrive at strange shores, and explore new places and times. The unlikely Chapelvale village is their first destination, a Victorian town under siege. If Ben and his dog, Ned, can help the townspeople figure out the clues and riddles hidden beneath floorboards and deep inside wells--perhaps they can save Chapelvale and its people as well. Brian Jacques as you have never seen him before!

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0399236015
• ISBN13: 9780399236013
• Release Date: March 2001
• Publisher: Philomel Books
• Length: 327 Pages
• Weight: 1.34 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.3" x 9.3"
• Age Range: 9 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 4 and higher

Customer Reviews

It flies with her!

My twelve year-old daughter has been reading this book. I hear more giggles and disappointed sighs each night as she reads in bed. As an avid reader who has a twelfth grade reading level, she is rather critical when it comes to books. If the plot or writing style bore her, she will stop. Since this one meets with her approval, I fully recommend it.

A great book by a great author (review by YM, age 11)

I really enjoyed reading "Castaways of the Flying Dutchman". I have read all but a few of the "Redwall" series, also by Brian Jacques, but I never quite got around to reading "Castaways of the Flying Dutchman". I don't know why, but perhaps I thought it would be a little boring. However, as son as I picked the book up and started reading, I couldn't put it down. The story is almost like 3 stories in 1: The part where he is on the Flying Dutchman, the part where he lives with the shepherd, and the part in Chapelvale. The part on the Dutchman is spooky and violent, the part with the shepherd is moving, and the part in Chapelvale is like an urgent treasure hunt. If you have read most or all of the Redwall books, you will see that Brian Jacques likes to put treasure hunts with hidden clues in his books. My favorite part is when Wilf, the leader of the Grange Gang, tries to punch Ben and breaks his hand instead. The characters in this story are very believable, and you can even find a moral in this story if you look closely: Progress is not always a good thing. It makes no sense to destroy a village for some stone you can build houses out of. It's like breaking a glass and then taking the pieces and making another glass out of them. - YMP

EXCELLENT

I read this book, unable to put it down for a split-second. I was one of the best books I have ever read and is one of my top favorites, along with Madeline L'Engle's "A Wrinkle In Time."I was thoroughly impressed and hope to read the sequel that came out not too long ago. Cheers to Brian Jacques!

Castaways of the Flying Dutchman All the WAY!!

It was merely imposible for me to put the book down. This is a book that you're going to want to reread several times because it's so good. Enter Neb and Den's world of eternal journies. I have read all of the Redwall series written by Brian Jacques and all of them put together couldn't beat this book if the Redwall series popularity depended on it!!!