The Lost Island of Tamarind: by Nadia Aguiar reviewed by Michaela T.

Have you ever read a book, which once you were done you said, “Wow what a great book”? Some might say, “Yes many times I have done that.” others might say “no, I hate reading”. How I would answer that question is yes and that book is called The Lost Island of Tamarind: by Nadia Aguiar.
In this book the main characters are three children (Maya, Simon, and Penny) their parents and two friends they meet in Tamarind (Helix and his bird). The book is written mainly in the view and feelings of Maya, who becomes the mother of her infant sister and her eleven year old, brother Simon. When Maya is only about fourteen. I can relate to Maya because I am around her age and it would be really hard to take care of my siblings all by myself.
Maya’s parents are scientists who study life underwater. When they were out sailing in a place they had never been before a huge storm came out of nowhere. Maya’s parents went up to control the ship when they were knocked overboard. When Maya woke up, in the morning, her parents weren’t there. Luckily Maya was able to navigate the boat to a nearby island. When they landed they met a kid named Helix who helped them to get closer to Greater Tamarind where they would be able to find their parents easier. Along their way they met some different kind of people, who were a lot different from what we are used to such as, mermaids, giants, trolls, and many other fictional characters.
Tamarind is a humungous island filled with smaller islands called the lesser islands all surrounding the biggest one of them all, which is Greater Tamarind. All the islands are covered in weird little villages and forestry. All the different forests have their own dangers, such as the child stealer who when children wandered off she would send her monkeys to capture them and bring them to a camp, where they weren’t fed often at all and were kept there until they die. Also another danger is animals that randomly attack. And also the terrible weather, rockslides, and volcano. Later in the book Maya acts like she is the princess to help find her parents but when the king figures it out he sends his guards after them, adding a new thing to look out for, They must also watch out for ,horrifying pirates who want their ship, The Pamela Jane.
This book is one of those thrillers that when you read all of the stories within the story you are amazed at all that they go though. The Lost Island Of Tamarind is a great book.