The Island at the End of Everything

Shows what really happened when people used to get leprosy

An excellent read. My favourite character in this book was Mari. I would definitely recommend this book to all readers!

I thought that this book was really good, I rate it 5/5. It showed two great friends who were considered 'different'. I would definitely recommend!

A beautiful book and a wonderful adventure my heart broke in two and the was remade reading this book and I stayed up to one o’clock absorbed in the pages. Not atrociously long but still a worthwhile read recommended for ages 10 onwards as there are two deaths from natural causes. Enjoy!

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Queen Majorca Sparrow

It's very sad and makes you think how grateful you are to not be in that position.

This is a fiction book and I liked Kidlat the most because he is very cute and quiet.I would recommend this book to someone who likes nature and butterflies.

i lov this book my favourite character is mariposa. i would recomend this book to anyone looking for adventue

I really enjoyed this book. My favourite character was the main character Amihan. I would recommended it to someone else because it was an interesting read about leprosy; a disease that has previously been hated on where people carrying this disease weren’t seen as human previously.

The thing I loved about in the book is how all the main characters stood strong for their beliefs. I found it really sad when the government discriminated these people who suffered from leprosy and how they were prejudiced towards them. This book really touched me on how badly people are treated just because they were different. I love how the characters grew up to be strong and brave as they go through a difficult journey.

I will definitely recommend this book.

A lovely book about a girl and her life on an island with her mum. She finds herself having to move away from her family and she wants to return. A great fictional story. I would definitely recommend this book to others.

This makes us look at the troubled times we have had with leopreosy

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I enjoyed this book because it contains educational thing aswell as just fiction . I reccomend it to anyone who wants an educational read aswell as enjoyable.

I found this book very interesting and exciting. It was all about ami, who is separated from her nanay, who has lepers. Ami is desperate to be re-united with her nanay. However, this proved to be difficult as Mr Zamora, who was in charge, wanted to take ami to the workhouse. A slightly sad, but fun-filled book for older children.

I enjoyed this book

I was disappointed by this book especially as I had had such positive responses to The Girl of Ink & Stars. I work in a hospital school and a small group of keen readers chose it as their book club text. The themes are loss, discrimination, friendship, a journey and more which is why they chose it. Only one managed to finish it and was not overly impressed and I agree. The idea of teaching young people about leprosy is a really good idea as none of our readers knew what it was and this story is based on fact. Making the villain of the piece (who is quite well drawn although rather cliched at times) a killer of butterflies certainly appealed to our readers. Some of them hoped that the butterflies would be more magical. They haven't come across magic realism but I think this is what they were looking for. We all found it difficult to really engage with the characters although the voice of Ami is strong and the trauma of the children being torn away from their parents was well done, for instance. This could also have something to do with the writing style which none of us liked - especially when it became too florid. The ending is very quick and unsatisfactory - it's almost as if the author had run out of pages and had to cram all their ideas into the '30 years later' mode. Consequently, much that would have been interesting is left unwritten. However, many people have enjoyed the book so, perhaps it's worth reading it to see what you think.

To be honest, I don’t know where to begin. This book is like no other that I’ve read before. It is beautifully written and sensitive about a subject that is less frequently discussed in general society. It uncovers a world unknown to many of us and brings beauty and joy to what could be perceived as a doomed and dismal location. The power of the protagonist shines through and, whilst the ending is inevitable, her courage and acceptance will bring comfort to many who finds themselves in similar circumstances (albeit not necessarily due to the same cause). This book is a real triumph and I highly recommend it. Thank you Koran Millwood Hargreaves’s for writing it.

This book held my attention and transported me to the islands. I was captivated by the adventure, willing Ami and her friends on. The butterflies change in the chrysalis just as Ami changes and finds the strength to face her challenges.
I think everyone should read it, as a reminder of how important it is to be kind.

beautiful and amazing book

I loved this book because it was so descriptive and was about an island, that was so beautiful but no one ever visited it because it was an island full of lepers.When Mr Zamora, a person from the government comes to evacuate all children that are Untouched and not lepers, everyone turns against him. Amihan and all the other Untouched children are sent to Coron, the neighbouring island to Culion.It is truly a very sad story. I would recommend this book to anyone who thinks they can make a change to how sick people are treated.

I thoroughly enjoyed this story, it was fascinating to learn about how people with Leprosy were treated and the attitudes towards them. The characters were well developed and the plot was exciting, I was so pleased that there was a happy ending!

I enjoyed this book but found it a little odd at times. I feel that it might be rather depressing and confusing to many primary children.

This was very thought provoking and quite disturbing that the authorities can and did behave in such an appalling manner, and I felt so heartbroken for the main character Ami. I would recommend this book to my students as I think it would help them understand that they are quite fortunate.

This book is a about a girl called Amihan who gets sent a way from her mother because her mother has a disease. Can Ami find her way Home in time? This is an amazing book full of adventure hope and love

A beautifully written account of grief, loss and hope. Wonderful descriptions of the landscape, great use of the senses so an excellent way to help writers with description. Strong female characters and interesting correlations with Covid. Great example of motifs and themes and how to weave through text.

Really loved this story. Very sad at times but really well written

Informative and sensitive story-telling, beautifully written. I have greater insight and awareness about the history of leprosy after reading this book and I know it will interest some of my Year 5 readers.

Positive and poignant. A children's adventure story that sits perfectly alongside Hislop's The Island.

This is a beautifully descriptive book.
The characters are really well written and it is very moving and thought provoking.
I would highly recommend this as a different read.

This book is really interesting. It talks about a leper colony in the Phillipines. My favourite character is Ami because she faces lots of challenges but she never gives up. I would rate this book 10+ because some of the subjects may upset younger children; characters being taken from their families against their will, the workhouse, characters being treated badly for something they can't help.

The book was really interesting and all about friendship and hope. My favourite character was Amihan (Ami) as she was brave and never gave up on her mother. She persevered through the troubles but always managed to get through it. I would definitely recommend this book to to someone.