Book Thoughts: Treasure Island, Adapted (Stevenson, Norby)

• adaptation of a well-known classic
• pirate story!
• drinking, fighting & killing
• good guys win
• clean language

Type: short chapter book
Ages: 7-10
Original Author: Robert Louis Stevenson
Adapted by: Lisa Norby
Illustrator: Fernando Fernández

As long as you think your child is old enough to read a slightly suspenseful story with quite a few murders/deaths, it’s a decent adaptation of the full classic book.