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Reviewed on January 1, 2009
Gr 4-8 Through a book that's part role-playing game, part nonfiction text, readers follow the lives of the villagers of Port Haven in the year 1362. A cataclysmic storm forces them to relocate after their town washes away. Six survivors with special skills are identified as the experts who will lead this endeavor, including the blacksmith and the cobbler; the "seventh expert" is the reader, who has been chosen for his or her decision-making skills. Each chapter represents a year of village life, with instruc...Log In or Sign Up to Read More