The Coral Coffin (Finnegan Zwake) - Softcover

Dahl, Michael

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1416986650 ISBN 13: 9781416986652

Publisher: Simon Pulse, 2008

Synopsis

"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....

About this title

About the Author:

Michael Dahl, the author of more than a dozen non?ction books, has also published poetry and plays. The Viking Claw is Dahl's fourth Finnegan Zwake mystery. The earlier titles in the series are The Horizontal Man, The Worm Tunnel, and The Ruby Raven. Dahl is also the author of Scooter Spies, a series of mysteries for younger readers, whose titles include The Wheels That Vanished and The Ghost That Barked. A theater director, actor, and comedian in Minneapolis, Dahl has a wide variety of unusual creatures in his household: Venus's-?ytraps, ?ddler crabs, African dwarf frogs, an elementary school teacher, and an Australian red-heeler named Gus. He can be e-mailed at ?nnswake@aol.com.

From School Library Journal:

Grade 5-8 In his fifth adventure, 13-year-old Finn Zwake and his mystery-writer uncle continue the search for his archaeologist parents who disappeared in Iceland eight years earlier, but who, according to their son, left clues as to their whereabouts. On his way to a remote island along Australia's Great Barrier Reef, where Finn hopes to find them, he is blown overboard in a storm. Washed ashore, the boy discovers that he is not alone. This desert island comes complete with a corpse, a mysterious stranger, and a band of modern-day pirates who have captured his uncle. Uncle Stoppard and Finn have 24 hours to find out who killed several members of the pirate crew and prove their own innocence. Although the story is melodramatic, far-fetched, and corny, mystery fans will have great fun with a plot that includes sharks, a sinister female pirate captain, deep-sea diving, and a sunken ship. The Coral Coffin ends with a cliff-hanger that leaves readers waiting for the next episode. -Jeanette Larson, Texas State Library, Austin
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About this edition

• Publisher: Simon Pulse
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 1416986650
• ISBN 13: 9781416986652
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 176