Seacrow Island
1964 book by Astrid Lindgren
Seacrow Island (original title: Vi på Saltkråkan) is a children's book written by Astrid Lindgren. The story continues in the book Scrap and the Pirates.
Plot
Family Melkersson from Stockholm goes to Seacrow Island to live at Carpenter's Cottage during their summer holidays. Melker, a widowed father of four, has rented the house, without seeing it before. When it starts raining through the roof, the family is a little disappointed but soon begins to love the house by the sea. While the 19-year-old daughter Malin, takes care of the house and goes on dates, her oldest brothers Johan and Niklas befriend with Teddy and Freddy who are living on the Island. Together the friends experience many adventures, such as getting lost in the see, during a foggy day. Teddy's and Freddy's sister Tjorven befriends with Pelle, Melker's youngest son. Tjorven has a giant Bernard, that Pelle likes really much. He is a little jealous that Tjorven has such a great animal.
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