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128 pages • first pub 1940 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780027860306
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Publication date: 01 May 1968
Description
Maftu was afraid of the sea. It had taken his mother when he was a baby, and it seemed to him that the sea gods sought vengeance at having been cheated of Mafatu. So, though he was the son of the Great Chief of Hikueru, a race of Polynesians who w...
Community Reviews Summary of 746 reviews
Moods
inspiring 53%
reflective 26%
hopeful 20%
tense 20%
challenging 13%
lighthearted 13%
emotional 6%
mysterious 6%
Pace
medium 26%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 80% | Plot: 10% | A mix: 10%Strong character development?
Yes: 66% | It's complicated: 25% | No: 8%Loveable characters?
Yes: 63% | It's complicated: 27% | No: 9%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 54% | Yes: 36% | It's complicated: 9%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 100%Average rating
128 pages • first pub 1940 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780027860306
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Publication date: 01 May 1968
Description
Maftu was afraid of the sea. It had taken his mother when he was a baby, and it seemed to him that the sea gods sought vengeance at having been cheated of Mafatu. So, though he was the son of the Great Chief of Hikueru, a race of Polynesians who w...
Community Reviews Summary of 746 reviews
Moods
inspiring 53%
reflective 26%
hopeful 20%
tense 20%
challenging 13%
lighthearted 13%
emotional 6%
mysterious 6%
Pace
medium 26%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 80% | Plot: 10% | A mix: 10%Strong character development?
Yes: 66% | It's complicated: 25% | No: 8%Loveable characters?
Yes: 63% | It's complicated: 27% | No: 9%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 54% | Yes: 36% | It's complicated: 9%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 100%Average rating