Full name: Gascoyne, The Sandal Wood Trader: A Tale of the Pacific

Author: R. M. Ballantyne Rank: Rating: Original Rating: Pop Rating: Genres/categories: Historical fiction, Fiction Purchase/reserch links: Goodreads

On a small island in the heart of the Pacific, a colony of settlers receives a visit from a mysterious man known as the Sandal Wood trader. Some say he's a pirate while others believe he is exactly what he claims--a harmless trader. Join Henry, Bumpus, Reverend Mason, and a host of other memorable characters as they unravel the mystery of who this trader really is. Are the settlers about to be robbed and destroyed? Or, is this man's assistance necessary for the survival of the colony? While working through this puzzling dilemma, our heroes endure a host of obstacles and trials to overcome, battling hostile natives, mounting rescues for kidnapped friends, witnessing maritime battles around the coral islands, and ultimately discovering the importance of forgiveness and redemption. Similar books: The World of Ice by R. M. Ballantyne The Giant of the North: Pokings Round the Pole by R. M. Ballantyne Fast in the Ice by R. M. Ballantyne The Walrus Hunters by R. M. Ballantyne A Day in the Life of Marlon Bundo by Jill Twiss The Help by Kathryn Stockett The Book Thief by Markus Zusak Gone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini Beneath a Scarlet Sky by Mark Sullivan The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini East of Eden by John Steinbeck Orphan Train by Christina Baker Kline 11/22/63 by Stephen King A Prayer For Owen Meany by John Irving The Invention of Hugo Cabret by Brian Selznick The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest by Ken Kesey A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith The Great Alone by Kristin Hannah