Loved the survival theme, and the wonderful range of characters in Shipwrecked. Jenny does heartfelt and humour so, so well.

Unfortunately I was not notified that I had been sent this book. I will get hold of a copy and update my review when I can .

Jenny Pearson's books are always funny, heartfelt and fabulous....and this one is no exception :)
Cracking adventure, lots of laughs, friendship, eco friendly message and lovely illustrations to break up the text. Must buy.

We meet Sebastian and his friends Lina and Étienne who have been selected for “Climate Avengers” which is a Summer camp on an island in the Pacific Ocean. They should be saving the planet and looking after turtles. However Sebastian’s competitive streak gets the better of him and the three friends end up shipwrecked.

We have the main three characters but I want to give a shout out to Giuseppe Garibaldi the goat aswell!

While shipwrecked, the trio must work together to survive as well as help the baby turtles while worrying about burnt bottoms and jellyfish stings! If being shipwrecked isn’t bad enough, they encounter pirates and have to work out how to protect themselves and the turtles.

Themes include friendship breakdowns, conservation and teamwork.

A perfect middle grade book full of laughs and smiles. Loved every second of it!

I wanted to love this and I know many children will really enjoy it so I'm happy to recommend it. But I didn't love it quite as much as I hoped. The last quarter was really good and full of action, I just felt the initial ¾ of the book dragged a bit and I'm not sure the LOTF references are quite right for the target audience. All that said I know that quite a few of my Y4-6s will enjoy it and I'm happy to have read it and to recommend it.

I’ve yet to read a book by Jenny Pearson that didn’t have me laughing away to myself and she is one of my go to authors if children are looking for a funny book. But not only are her books hilarious, the characters are so well developed and relatable. This is very much true of the latest flawed but lovable protagonist, Sebastian Sunrise, whose headstrong and competitive nature lands him and his friends in a very dangerous situation… When a bet goes wrong, Sebastian and his two best friends, Lina and Etienne, end up shipwrecked on a remote island in Asia with only a few supplies, an unruly goat companion and a copy of Lord of the Flies to help them survive. Will they ever get rescued or will they be brave enough to attempt the trip back home themselves? Will their friendship survive or will it descend into chaos like in Lord of the Flies?

This is another fantastic book from Jenny Pearson and one I would heartily recommend to anyone age 9+ that is looking for a hilarious adventure story full of heart.

A good children’s adventure story, children on camp end up on a deserted island and they want to prove that they can survive. It’s funny with great illustrations that really would help the younger reader. I liked that the children were protecting the turtles and helping preserve the ocean.

A 4 star read which most children will really enjoy.

Thanks to Netgalley and the publishers for a copy.

The perfect summer holiday read! I really enjoyed this story of three children shipwrecked on a deserted island in the Pacific ocean and their battle to survived and be rescued.

Sebastian, Leni and Etienne win a place on a Climate Avengers adventure in Tonga but when a bet goes disastrously wrong, they end up stranded. Leni has been reading Lord of the Flies and so offers them some brilliant advice on how survive and stay friends.

This was a really funny book with proper humour rather than just silly jokes - I found myself laughing out loud several times - and the characters are great. It really shows how they struggled to get on at times and they all have really contrasting characters but they complimented each other well. I loved the goat, Giuseppe Garibaldi, and Etienne was definitely my favourite character with kindness running through to his core.

A great read for the summer holidays and definitely one of Jenny Pearson’s best!

Such a fun summer read, perfect for the middle grade reader looking for their new adventure during the summer holidays

Another fun packed adventure from Jenny Pearson. Sebastian and his friends get stuck on an island, deserted, except for a goat!
Lots of humour and adventure whilst also holding some powerful messages about friendship and believing in yourself.
Younger readers would really enjoy this.

Filled with trademark humour and everything you've come to love about Jenny Pearsons stories,  this is exceptionally heartwarming and filled with absolute gems of humour. Poignant yet powerful, it is impossible not to embark on this adventure in one reading.  In Shipwrecked, Sebastian Sunrise and his two best friends, Lina and Étienne, are in a bit of trouble. They are stranded on a desert island in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, after a rowing race organised by Sebastian, went very, very wrong. As they adapt to being stranded, they face jellyfish stings, burnt bums and an out-of-control goat and pirates!
Jenny absolutely gets characterisation and Sebastian, Lina & Etienne are characters that you cannot but cheer on from the sideline. A gloriously humourous tale which is a must for readers 8+.
Thank you to the publishers and NetGalley for an early read.

Shipwrecked is a laugh-out-loud, heartwarming adventure for readers age 9+. Despite the peril Sebastian and his friends find themselves in, hope and humour carries readers through the story cheering for the “Climate Avengers” the entire time. With environmental themes, it challenges everyone to consider their part in plastic pollution and what we can do to help animals in danger.

Charming Sebastian is a free spirit. He struggles to follow the rules and expectations set out for him by his father – a Vice Admiral in the Royal Navy. He also finds his fast-paced, high-achieving international school in Singapore a bit much to take. According to his teacher, “The problem with Sebastian is that he just doesn’t think and, as a result, disaster and trouble have become his closest and most constant companions.” This teacher really has no idea just how much disaster and trouble are about to befriend Sebastian and his best mates, Lina and Etienne.

When the gang manages to win a place on the Climate Avengers summer camp on Tonga to learn to be global citizens, they’re not really sure what they’re in for. There are some exceptional kids at this camp and Sebastian can’t help but feel inferior. When he challenges some of these very tall, very successful kids to a boat race, they run into the very worst kind of trouble. A storm blows them out into the Pacific Ocean – they’re shipwrecked! There aren’t enough “sorries” in the world to put this right.

Sebastian, Lina and Etienne face hardships they never imagined but manage to find ingenious solutions to keep themselves alive. A hilarious goat they name Giuseppe Garibaldi and a special turtle called Tarquin round out the group as they find shelter, discover new foods and keep each other on their toes. Written as a bit of a diary / survival guides, each chapter title gives a fantastic survival tip that is actually really solid advice for everyday life.

As each friend handles the situation in their own way, they comes to realise their strengths and capabilities. Leadership and teamwork skills are pulled out as they hope for rescue. It takes the adventure of a lifetime for Sebastian to realise who he is and what he wants out of life – but will he make it home to tell his Dad everything he’s learned?

Sebastian has signed up for a Climate Avengers camp during the summer holidays but his competitiveness & desire to prove that he’s more capable than others believe, leads him to issue a reckless challenge which results in him & a couple of friends being shipwrecked on a deserted island in the middle of the Pacific.

What follows is a story of survival, bravery and friendship. I liked the different characters - Lina and her constant references to Lord of the Flies and Etienne and his love of animals.

I love Jenny Pearson’s books but this didn’t quite match up to her previous ones as I felt it wasn’t as pacy as her other stories. Still one to enjoy though.

I received a free copy of this book via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

Thank you NetGalley and Usborne Publishing for this eCopy to review

Shipwrecked is a fantastically funny adventure, Sebastian, Lina and Étienne end up stranded on a desert island. We follow them as they try to survive, look after the baby turtles and fend off a pirate attack. A great story of how friends work together with some eco themes too.

A great book for children of all ages and definitely had us laughing out loud, goats, jellyfish and burnt bottoms

The perfect book to read on a Sunday morning! Sebastian is such a realistic character and the situations he finds himself, often at his own hand, are both funny, serious and perfect examples of real life. I loved the dynamic between the three main characters and how they had to reflect and think honestly about themselves. I loved Etienne and his habit of naming things!
I can't wait to recommend this as a summer read.

This book appealed to all of the family and pretty much all of us read it over a few days. The story rang so true in the situations the children got themselves into. Hilarious but just the right side of believable. We have someone in our family who races headlong into things and then cant believe the consequences. No naming them but it's not one of the children !

Another absolutely hilarious book by Jenny Pearson which had me laughing out loud. Sebastian Sunrise and his friends Lina and Etienne end up shipwrecked, washed ashore on an island in the middle of the pacific ocean when Sebastian rashly bets another team who are on an eco-school trip that he will beat them in a race on the ocean. A storm hits and the trio find themselves thankfully alive, but needing to survive. When they spot an island it isn't the end to their problems but the start! Lots of laughs come from Sebastian himself and things that happen to him and this humour will appeal to lots of children. I loved the weaving in of eco problems too with the turtles laying their eggs and criminal gangs coming to steal the baby turtles. The part with the jellyfish was hilarious and who doesn't love a goat sidekick?!

Shipwrecked
By Jenny Pearson
Published by Usborne Publishing Ltd

Another action packed, page-turner from award-winning author Jenny Pearson. Shipwrecked follows three “shipwrecked friends” who find themselves in a battle with each other, their own fears and a bunch of pirates threatening the island's baby turtles.

Sebastian Sunrise and his two best friends, Lina and Étienne, are in a spot of bother when they find themselves stranded on a desert island in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, after a boat race that went very wrong.
The friends have no idea how long they might have to stay on the island, now nicknamed “Sunrise Island” so they leave a rock every day to keep track and start to make plans to escape. But will they? They need to survive for themselves, for the lives of the island's baby turtles, and for each other.

But Sebastian's life is full of ups and downs and has never gone to plan. They face shelter difficulties, jellyfish stings, burnt bums and an out-of-control goat. But when a boat arrives, bringing hope and pirates who want to hunt the island's baby turtles, the friends face their greatest danger yet.
Will they stick together and find a way home?
Will they abandon each other? Everyman for themselves?
Or will it be friendship and loyalty all the way?
A great story full of adventure, twists, turns and hilarity that would suit any classroom.

Joanne Bardgett - teacher of littlies, lover of Children’s literature.
#Netgalley

What a laugh! Who knew that books like this could be so funny? Although Sebastian and his friends are actually in quite a lot of danger, the book is funny and light hearted all the way through.

I think part of the reason it works so well is that Sebastian is not a bad character. He's thoughtless and impulsive, but he is never mean or cruel, and he always tries to make up for doing the wrong thing. It's an important difference that children may not consciously notice, but they will know it instinctively.

My copy's illustrations weren't complete, but there's enough there to know that I'm going to love them when I get to see it properly. They're cute and sweet while still showing the scope of what the kids are dealing with.

(also I love the turtles and I clapped so hard.)

Fantastic read, great themes, full of adventures and clever plans. This one's going to do well.

Being stranded on an island can be stressful, even if your best friends are with you! Sebastian, Etienne and Lina are finding that out first hand, when a school trip goes very wrong.

Trying to make the best of things, the trio start making plans that include looking after their own needs and protecting the baby turtles on the island. The former is not so easy, given the combination of jellyfish and sunburn.

Nor does the latter turn out to be straightforward, though the kids are well intentioned. Unfortunately, they haven't bargained for a bunch of pirates showing up with rather different plans...

Jenny Pearson has come up with a very funny book which should be a smash hit with the target age group - and a few readers who, strictly speaking, may not actually belong in that group at all! An enjoyable read. This one gets 3.5 stars.