November 14

‘Brotherband’ by John Flanagan

Welcome to Brotherband training, where teamwork, leadership and strength is needed to survive. But what happens when a Brotherband team is full of outcasts and weaklings? Can they pull it together and win? Who knows! Find out in the fantastic book ‘Brotherband’.

Being a warrior is a way of life in Skandia and young adults are put through Brotherband training, which requires tough and gruelling months of seamanship and battle tactics. The main characters in this book are Hal and Stig.

I really enjoyed the book ‘Brotherband’ . It is about a young adult called Hal. Hal is a very intelligent boy. He likes inventing and working on projects. Hal has only one friend, Stig. They are both outcasts. When Hal and Stig are sent to Brotherband training they have to go through team selection and as usual all the outcasts are last to be picked and are put in a team together. Hal is picked as a leader. Everyone laughs at the fact that the outcasts have no chance, but with Hal’s inventive skills can he cause an upset?

I would recommend this book for ages between 10 and 15 who are interested in Vikings and seamanship. If I were to rate this book I would rate it a 4 out of 5. It is an excellent read. Its only downfall is that it has a slow start. Peter-Year 9

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Posted November 14, 2012 by marjk in category Adventure stories, Student Reviews

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