Great Wide Sea

Hey readers! KBA Kritic #4 here. I am reading The Great Wide Sea by: Madaline Herlong. I am not quite through it yet but I'm close and thought I should post something.

Beginning: There are three boys, Ben, Dylan and Gerry. They live with their father and their mother died. They love to sail and go out on the lake. Their dad had always talked about going on a trip to the Bahamas.Well one day he did just that, he told Ben, Dylan and Gerry to pack up their necessary items the were buying a boat and sailing away for one year. None of them liked this, why now they just started the school year. Dad sold the house and bought a boat and supplies. The boys had to go along with it what more could they do? Dylan was like a astronomer. He loved the stars and to study them, he could tell you anything and everything about the stars. Gerry was only five he didn't do much but carry around a blanket all the time. Ben well he is a typical teenager.When everything was set they set sell out of the Florida Keys,where they lived. They sailed to the first island and stopped for a few days. This is what they did for a long time, stopping and going. They got to one island and stayed a week or two, they played in the water and shopped all except Gerry he did not want to learn to swim then Dad decided they were leaving but Ben did not want to leave. So they argued. OK I'll admit the beginning was boring but the middle....

Middle:When they left they went to a few more islands and at the last one Dad decided they wouldn't go to the rest they were going to sail to the Bermuda then on to Europe. Dad was excited but the boys...not so much. Ben and Dad fought again and then it started raining  and another boat started crashing into their boat. Gerry thought they were going to sink,they didn't but, their GPS was messed up. Dad got really upset and said they were leaving in the morning. Ben was really mad but in the morning they took off with only some radio connection and a compass. They went for three days and the third morning Ben woke up and it was 8 in the morning. That was weird because Dad didn't wake Ben up for his watch shift. Ben went got up and looked everywhere for Dad but couldn't find him. He woke Dylan up and they looked and looked but no Dad. In his Poems and books was a poem to their mom. It was about their mom catching Dad because she was the sea. A suicide note. They were devastated and turned the boat around to look for him but nothing. So they headed back to any island but they were lost. Dad hadn't kept any time so they had no idea where they were. Exciting huh? I thought so, but this is as far as i got.

I am ready to get home and start reading, I have to finish this book! When I finish I will let you know how the rest was, well have a great day!

--KBA Kritic #4