Road to Tortuga

They say that the level of development of a society is determined by its attitude towards children, old people and animals. This is exactly what the warm and mischievous story "The Road to Tortuga" is about. It features a boy who is not needed by his parents, an old man who is not needed by his daughter, and a dog who was brought to the forest to die. But they all need each other. Tishka is nine years old, and his dad likes to repeat that children are nails in the coffin. That is why the boy was given the nickname Gvozdik. One day he meets an eccentric one-eyed old man, whom everyone calls Goat Grandfather. But in fact, he turns out to be a cheerful and kind Skipper. The old man lives in a private house, slated for demolition, on the edge of a brand new microdistrict. And he calls his overgrown plot nothing other than Tortuga - the island of pirates. Gvozdik and Skipper become friends. However, their happy life is in danger in the person of the old man's daughter Lara, who wants to send her father to a nursing home and sell Tortuga. She almost succeeds, but the friends escape. They embark on a dangerous journey along the river on a homemade raft in search of the real Tortuga, the one in the Caribbean. Adventures, a shipwreck, a night forest, a talent contest, illness and a test await them. And all in order to become a real family and find their own personal island of freedom. In October 2021, the book received the V. P. Krapivin International Prize

Recommended reader age: 12+

Author: Ekaterina Aksenova
Artist: Alexander Utkin
Year: 2024
Pages: 128
Dimensions: 210x140x14 mm
Cover type: hardcover
Publisher: Abrikobuks
ISBN: 978-5-6047270-2-7