The Coral Coffin

By Michael Dahl

Book Overview

"WHAT IS THE TURTLE'S NAME?"

"MY NAME'S FINN," I SAID.

THE PIRATES GASPED.

THE GIANT PEERED DOWN AT ME. I FELT LIKE A BUG UNDER HER BOOT. "FINN," SHE SAID. "A GOOD NAME FOR SOMEONE WHO WILL JOIN THE FISH."

Swept overboard during a thunderstorm in the South Seas, thirteen-year-old Finn lands on a tropical island, with palm trees, nesting turtles, beautiful sunsets, and...a dead body. Finn and his famous mystery-writer Uncle Stoppard traveled to the Great Barrier Reef in search of Finn's long-missing archaeologist parents. Instead they are both picked up by a ship full of fierce modern-day pirates and their fearless female leader, Blue Jade.

No sooner are Finn and his uncle onboard when mayhem breaks loose: someone is secretly poisoning the crew members, one by one. Furious, Blue Jade gives Finn and Uncle Stop twenty-four hours to find the killer and prove their own innocence. Otherwise they will face her deadly pets Mittens and Fluffy, two man-killing blue-ringed octopuses....

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1416986650
• ISBN13: 9781416986652
• Release Date: October 2008
• Publisher: Simon Pulse
• Length: 176 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.1" x 8.0"
• Age Range: 10 to 13 years
• Grade Range: Grades 5 to 8

Customer Reviews

Not the best in the series, but still good

This truly is a good book. It's not only for kids though, I think adults would enjoy this series also. My personal favorites are:1: The Ruby Raven (#3)2: The Viking Claw (#4)3: The Coral Coffin (#5)I would HIGHLY recommend this series to everyone. It is kind of strange, I'll admit it, but worthy of reading.

The Coral Coffin Book Review

The Coral Coffin is about a boy named Finnegan Zwake and his Uncle Stoppard who is a famous mystery book writer. They go on an expedition to a remote island to find Finnegan's parents who had disappeared on an archaeological dig. On the remote island Finn and Uncle Stoppard get separated by a treacherous storm and drift away. They reunite after getting captured and are brought aboard a pirate ship and discover the mystery of the Coral Coffin. I would definitely recommend this book to a person who likes adventure and mystery.

WOW!

I have read all of the finnagen Zwake books, and i LOVE them. the only thing is two of them have wierd endings (the horizantal man+the vikings claw) but this one is sooo goodits a must read book!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!