Outstanding International Books List, USBBY, 2009.The lessons that follow create a deep bond of understanding between Mau and Daphne as they form their own Nation Awards note But when her ship flounders, Daphne joins Mau on the island, and the two struggle together to survive. Language eng Summary A vicious storm destroys everything that Mau knows, and now he stands as the lone inhabitant of a deserted island. Interpersonal relations - Juvenile fiction.When they died, they were laid to rest together at the bottom of the sea.Label Nation Title Nation Statement of responsibility Terry Pratchett Creator In the epilogue, we learn that Mau and Daphne became wise rulers of their respective peoples. Daphne leaves Mau and sails back to England. Daphne convinces him that Mau's island is an asset to the world and that it deserves preservation. Thankfully, he's a little more understanding than the mutineers. The peace doesn't last long before Daphne's father arrives, and surprise! Thanks to an epidemic that swept through Europe, he's now the king of the British Empire, and Daphne is the heir. Finally, Mau defeats their leader in a duel, scaring them off for good and returning peace to the island.
She's no wilting English rose: she poisons one, injures the other, and gets out of there. They shoot Ataba dead and take Daphne hostage. Not the friendly type, either: these guys were mutineers aboard the Sweet Judy. (Totally unlike our world, of course.)Īs they leave the cave, they discover that white European explorers have arrived. Their discovery could change the world, since at this point (the 1860s in an alternate universe), most people are convinced that Europeans invented everything awesome. It's like the Thinker to the power of a hundred. Inside, they find a great stone statue that proves that Mau's people were some of the world's earliest scientists and explorers.
One day, Mau, Daphne, and Ataba explore the cave of Mau's ancestors. While they're bickering, Daphne's finding her place in the Woman's Place, making beer and birthing babies. These two get along about as well as Twinkies and hot sauce. More people arrive, including the priest Ataba, who doesn't take kindly to Mau's blaspheming of the gods. Don't you hate it when that happens? But, surprise surprise, they become friends and co-survivors after overcoming their initial embarrassing miscommunications. It's your typical boy-meets-girl story: Mau thinks Daphne's a ghost Daphne tries to shoot Mau. It crashes on Mau's island, also killing everyone aboard except one: a young girl named Ermintrude. Also caught up in the wave is a European ship called the Sweet Judy. This is a deadly wave, one that kills almost an entire island nation, leaving just one survivor: a young boy named Mau.
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