Here, twin brothers Bailey and Braxton Russell are
asked by Mrs. Paula Higgs-Knowles, their Fourth Grade teacher at Lower
Deadman’s Cay Primary School, Long Island, Bahamas, to give reviews of “Island
Surprise: A Bahamian Adventure” on the last day of term. “Island Surprise” had
been a book project over several classroom sessions.
“Unfortunately,” Mrs. Higgs-Knowles says, “when we
took the video of the boys, there was a lot of background noise from people and
activity outside my classroom, as it was the end of the final day!” She told Bailey
and Braxton they reminded her of the two young brothers in “Island Surprise”,
especially as the characters Michael and Tony’s last name in the book is
Bailey!
Mrs. Higgs-Knowles says: “I had planned to do more
organized in-depth review interviews with the kids but it just got crazy at the
end of day. I will say they were all disappointed and sad to finish the book.
They were completely absorbed into the story. You definitely need to write
another one!”
“Island Surprise” was Ranked in Amazon’s Top 100 Best
Sellers in Elementary School Books in Australia shortly after its release.
Tell your friends and family this book is a MUST for
any child needing to get into the reading habit!
Action packed and heart-warming! Children will love
and learn from this fun adventure story of family togetherness, simplicity and
resilience.
About “Island Surprise: A Bahamian Adventure”: Two
young Bahamian boys are excited when their parents decide to take them to
remote Coco Plum Island, to surprise their grandparents for Easter. But they
have difficulties getting a flight and then a storm threatens to spoil all of
their plans. They eventually reach the island, but their troubles aren’t over
as they must land at an airport further away from the grandparents. The journey
south is hazardous and they run into problems on the way. They wonder if they will
ever get to their grandparents’ house!
Get your copy of "Island Surprise: A Bahamian
Adventure" on Amazon at https://mybook.to/ISLANDSURPRISE (universal
link). It is available in paperback, hardcover and as an eBook. Paperbacks are also
available locally at Logos Bookstore, Harbour Bay, Nassau, Bahamas.
