A High Wind in Jamaica
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This is such a mess. A lot of misses in Mustich's list for me this year. Very, very dated language (naturally, it's quite old) but the story isn't good enough to give a pass.
We all know that children aren't like adults. Immature people (children, that is) are really a subspecies. It is a rare writer who can remember (and recreate) what the world looks like to children. IMHO, A High Wind in Jamaica is the best of the few good books written from a child's POV.
(Ducks head. No, really, it is better than The Lord of the Flies.)