The Shipwreck

Jørn Riel, John Mason

Barefoot Books, Incorporated, 2011 - Juvenile Fiction - 111 pages

When his father is murdered, a young viking boy named Leiv stows away on a ship bound for Greenland, intending to avenge the death. But the boat is wrecked in a storm and his search for revenge becomes a struggle for survival. Leiv is saved by an Inuit brother and sister and starts a new life in an icy land. Slowly he becomes aware of a way of life and value system which centers around peace rather than war, showing a profound respect for the natural world.

What people are saying

Review: The Shipwreck Chapter: Volume 1 of the Inuk Quartet

User Review  - Kathie Jackson - Goodreads

This is the first English version of the adventure series first published in Denmark in 1979. Set in Iceland and Greenland circa the year 1000, Leiv is a young Viking from Iceland out to avenge his ...

Review: The Shipwreck Chapter: Volume 1 of the Inuk Quartet

User Review  - Sherry Philippus - Goodreads

For some reason, I'm a sucker for books (few as they are) set in Greenland and Iceland. I find the idea that people actually live, hunt, work, etc. in such inhospitable climates fascinating. This ...

About the author

John Mason is Professor of Mathematics Education at the Centre for Mathematics Education at the Open University.

Bibliographic information

• Title: The Shipwreck; Volume 1 of Boy who wanted to become a human being; Independent reading series: Advanced readers; Volume 1 of Inuk Quartet, Jørn Riel
• Authors: Jørn Riel, John Mason
• Illustrated by: Helen Cann, Sarah Fox Davies
• Edition: illustrated, reprint
• Publisher: Barefoot Books, Incorporated, 2011
• ISBN: 184686335X, 9781846863356
• Length: 111 pages
• Subjects: Juvenile Fiction / Action & Adventure / Survival Stories; Juvenile Fiction / Historical / General; Juvenile Fiction / People & Places / Polar Regions; Juvenile Fiction / Readers / Chapter Books