Lampfish of Twill: What Are They?

by Janet Taylor Lisle

Book Overview

Everyone in Twickham knew the black boil of water that was the whirlpool off Cantrip's Point. Only Eric and the old fishcatcher have survived to tell about its terrors and wonders. No one believes... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0590460404
• ISBN13: 9780590460408
• Release Date: January 1993
• Publisher: Scholastic
• Length: 161 Pages
• Weight: 0.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.3" x 7.6"
• Age Range: 9 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 4 to 7

Customer Reviews

Among my favorite childhood memories

I can't tell you exactly why, but this is one of a handfull of books that I recall time and time again as among my childhood favorites, after the era of the Berenstein Bears but before I began reading true Young Adult fiction. My memories of this book just won't leave me alone, to the extent that I repeatedly seek it out to reread when I find myself in a children's lending library. Rereading it as an adult, I can realize that the writing style and technique isn't incredibly outstanding, and it seems as though the plot, while intriguing, should be matched by many other such fantasies. Still, even now as an adult, I come away from finishing this short fantasy novel with a sense that I will once again want to come back to it in a year or three, and that I always will. One word to describe this indescribably remarkable book? Memorable.

Escape to Twill

This is one of those books I first discovered in 5th grade, and still pick up when I find myself with nothing to read. It is a timeless fantasy set in a unique kingdom by the sea. The people of Twill are seafarers, and many of them know where their fates lie - in the perilous waters just off the coast. They get everything from the sea, and its most prized treasure is the mysterious lampfish. Eric is a young boy who lives in Twill and is, like many there, an orphan. With his pet seagull, he embarks on an adventure deeper into the secrets of Twill's waters than any before him. The book is wonderfully rich, and full of unique illustrations. I always pictured this story making a beautiful animated film. It's just so artistic... I don't know how to describe it! Every child should read it, because it will stay with them.

A good read.

Although it has been a long time since I have read this book, for some reason it has stayed in my mind where other fantasy books have failed to. I thought it was your average, okay kind of book throughout most of the story, but when I reached the end, I really liked it. Probably what touched me were the implications found there, and often I have thought of the last pages of this story.