Uncle+Duncle+Chronicles


 * by Darren Krill**


 * Booktalk**

Sage had the BEST uncle. All he really knew about him was from the brightly colored post cards from exotic ports and cities from around the world. They were full of tales of his adventures and painted a vivid picture of fantastic sights and remarkable people. His uncle’s name was really Dunkirk Smiley but when Sage was little he couldn’t say Dunkirk and so he called him Uncle Duncle and the name stuck. Sage’s most prize possession was a small brass telescope that folded into itself. Uncle Duncle told Sage that it had once belonged to the notorious pirate, Captain Kidd.

Well imagine Sage’s surprise when his parents tell him that for a graduation present from Grade 8 he was allowed to go on a trip with his uncle.

Read the last paragraph (page 18)

Now comes the surprising part. Uncle Duncle has an old World War 2 Spitfire plane called Willy C. When Sage gets into the plane that’s when the adventure starts. Uncle Duncle has an amber pendant. When you hold onto the pendant and say the words “with wings of wind I fly” and imagine the place you want to go, the plane takes you there. No wonder his uncle had been to so many exciting places. Uncle Duncle tells Sage he gets to chose where they will go. It’s a big responsibility! When Sage has the pendant in his hand and is saying the words “with wings of wind I fly” his mind can’t settle on a single place. He does however have his luck Jim Hawkins compass from his favorite story – Treasure Island in his hand. So that’s where they end up. Back in the past on Treasure Island along with all the treacherous pirates and Captain Long John Silver. The pirate ship shoots a cannon at the plane and puts a hole in the wing. Uncle Duncle and Sage are separated and the pirates take Uncle Duncle prisoner. Sage manages to meet up with Ben an escapee from the ship. Ben is in possession of a large treasure he has found on Treasure Island. How can they rescue Uncle Duncle, and get away with the treasure and rescue Uncle Duncle in the nick of time? A huge feat, especially with Captain Silver in charge. He is the most ruthless, bloodthirsty pirate of all time –

Page 140-141 (read about the Nick of Time)

Who survives the Nick of Time? Does Sage save his uncle? This book is so full of action and adventure; you won’t be able to put it down. Read “The Uncle Duncle Chronicles – Escape from Treasure Island” by Darren Krill