Synopses & Reviews
Lilly is a ten-year-old worrywart. To keep her concerns at bay, she diligently and fervently lists them in a worry book. Her globe-trotting scientist-parents dont worry about anything. When they learn of a rare sighting of the frangipani fruit fly, they set sail for the fabled Shipwreck Islands. Since water is her greatest fear, Lilly stays behind with her eccentric, librarian great-uncle. Then news comes that the scientists are shipwrecked, and Lilly must overcome her fear of the sea, find the hidden island, and outsmart a bunch of treasure-hungry pirates to save her parents. Rob Sheppersons detailed, action-packed pencil illustrations are as wonderfully good-humored as the story.
Synopsis
Lilly, a bookworm and notorious worrywart, quells her fears by writing furiously in her worry journal. But when Lilly learns that her scientist parents are lost at sea, she bravely takes the tiller of the Last Chance. In this fast-paced adventure, Lilly must overcome her fear of the sea, find a hidden island, and outsmart a bunch of treasure-hungry pirates.
“This transformation from skittish bookworm to swashbuckling pirate girl is the real buried treasure in this enjoyable preposterous, emotionally resonant, library-revering adventure."
—Kirkus Reviews, starred review
About the Author
Phyllis Root has been writing for children for thirty years and has published more than forty books for young children. She currently teaches in the MFA in Writing for Children and Young Adults program at Hamline University. Rob Shepperson lives in Croton-on-Hudson, New York, with his wife and two daughters. His droll editorial drawings appear regularly in the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, and the Washington Post. He is also illustrator of David Harrison's Bugs and The Big House by Carolyn Coman.