Chapters later the ship is attacked by fire pirates. The floating island by elizabeth haydon is the first book of the lost journals of ven polypheme series for middle grade readers. Elizabeth haydon s incredibly descriptive storytelling ability creates a very detailed picture of the events as they occurs and though sometimes it can get tedious, the monotony is always broken by plot twists and spontaneous action events. The floating island by elizabeth haydon, brett helquist. Ven is a ship builder, but he wants to ride ships instead.
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