Kensuke's+Kingdom

Michael's dad loses his job, but instead of getting a new job, he decides to sail around the world! The trip is going great for the most part, but then one night, he falls off the boat while his parents are sleeping. He then decides to fall asleep and just let himself die. The next day he wakes up lying on an island with his dog Stella. He figures out that there is another person on it too, but this guy doesn't like him very much. Kensuke does not allow him to build a fire because, he does not want to be found. They work together and eventually become great friends, even though they are very different. One night the killer men came and killed gibbons while Kensuke was looking for a orangutan named Kikanbo. After that night Michael's parents find him, Kensuke decides to stay on the island and protect the island from killer men.

Kensuke is from Japan, so he spoke very little English and had a different accent. He described the war with the United States. He didn't want to return home because he thought his home town, which was bombed during the war, was destroyed and that his family was dead. Hunting and fishing were some of his talents; he earned his food. Michael had to describe all the new technology (such as computers) to him because he had been on the island for so long. -lucas23 What I learned about Japan was that they had a big war. Kensuke's town was bombed and so did a lot of other towns/cities. Their native language is Japanese and has a weird accent.- Matthew I learned that Kensuke is from Japan and his ship got bomb and he landed on an island and been there for a long time-Trevor What I learned from this book is never give up on what your doing. If your stuck on an island with someone else who can help you become friends with he/she. -John

I though this book was good because it has lots of information in the book to survive on the island-Trevor I loved this book because it had great detail and it was a true story. -lucas23 I like this book because it takes place on an island and Michael has to survive until he is found.-Matthew I liked this book because it tells a lot of what happened when he fell overboard. It was amazing how Kensuke kept all the pans, herbs, tools, etc. from the boat. I would recommend this book to someone who needs a short book- John