The book Beyond the Western Sea by Avi is a fantastic book. It starts off in Ireland with a mom and two kids. The older sister’s name is Maura and the younger brother’s name is Patrick. Their father is in America with a home and nice job. The goal of this story is to get the kids to America with their father so they won’t be as poor. In the beginning of the story the mom decides to let the kids travel to America on their own because she had very strong catholic beliefs and thought that it would be better if she stayed back. So, soon enough, the two kids are on their way by train to Liverpool. Laurence, son of a wealthy english leader escaped home with money that he stole from his father. Maura, Patrick and Laurence all end up on the same train headed to Liverpool. They never meet each other until about half way through the story. Maura and her brother Patrick get tricked by a runner named Toggs of the “Lime Street Runners Association” into staying at a hotel that they hadn’t yet gotten reservations for. Toggs said that the hotel where they had reservations had burned down, but it was still standing. To find the rest of their wonderful adventures and find out if they make it to America read Beyond the Western Sea: Book One Escape From Home. 

I think that this book would appeal to both boys and girls in between grades four and six. It is an action packed book that is full of adventure. 

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 Brooke M.