The Mystery of Ireland's Eye

I love literature at home. It’s a treat to see runners instead of “sneakers”, grade 6 instead of “sixth grade”, icing instead of “frosting”, university instead of “college”! Shane Peacock compounds the anticipation with a treatise upon a little-known piece of Canada. Ireland’s Eye is veritably our e......more

The Mystery of Ireland's Eye by Shane Peacock was an outstanding read. I was completely captivated by the opening scene of Dylan and his parents kayaking in open waters. I loved the flashbacks of how Dylan won his parents over and convinced them to let him join them on their holiday. It really came......more

Ariela- Review: The Mystery of Ireland’s Eye is a middle-grade adventure story following the adventure of Dylan Maples. Dylan has heard about Ireland’s Eye in the stories that his dad tells him. Irelands Eye is a ghost town—in more ways than one. Some say that it’s haunted and filled with ghosts, an......more

Toronto middle-schooler Dylan is the only child of parents who lovingly support him in anything he wants to do, but the kayak trip to Ireland's Eye, the abandoned island off the coast of Newfoundland, is off-limits. Dylan knows it's too dangerous and that his parents will deny him the adventure. So,......more

Middle Grade Adventure. Dylan lives in Canada with his parents. His dad is an adventure-seeker, and when Dylan hears him talking about a trip to the mysterious abandoned island off the coast of Newfoundland he wants to take part. Over the next year Dylan proves himself responsible in any way he can,......more