Princes in exile: A novel

by Mark Schreiber

Book by Schreiber, Mark

Genres: Fiction, Young Adult

222 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1983

Reviews

[Bev Walkling · Rating 4 out of 5]

I read this book over one afternoon and evening and found it sad (I cried), inspiring and hopeful. The narrator is Ryan Rafferty, a 16 year old teenager who has a deadly brain tumour and who keeps a journal which chronicles his journey and fatalistic viewpoint. He has goals - and one of them is to lose his virginity before he dies. The story is set in a camp for children and youth who are currently in remission from cancer and who need a place to live as normal human beings. The Princes in Exile are the boys that share a cabin with Ryan. Over a three week period, many things happen - some exciting, some sad and Ryan changes over time.

The only problem I had with the book came in a chapter fairly near the end of the book where two of the characters (including Ryan) were out in a canoe. The author several times mentioned that the "oars" were being passed back and forth between boys. As someone who loves canoeing, I would never call my paddle an oar and one doesn't use two paddles for one person. This seemed to be a mistake that should not have happened and took me out of the "moment" as I was reading it.

[Whitney · Rating 5 out of 5]

I had the choice of reading this book or Pride and Prejudice in 8th grade and of course i chose this and i loved it. The fact that it was in the POV of a teenager and such was easily relate able and it was an interesting story of an angry kid who is going to die of a brain tumor and if i remember correctly he goes to camp with other teens that are going to die i don't remember much else about it but enjoying reading the book

[Dianne · Rating 5 out of 5]

Since I gave The Fault in Our Stars 5 points, I have to give this book 5 also. Another teen who has cancer, however from a boy's point of view during a summer camp. This book was written in 1983. (And it's a girl who has an amputated leg.)

[Danielle · Rating 4 out of 5]

A fun and easy read about kids/teens dealing with cancer at a summer camp. A nice book for end of summer with likable characters and a few interesting thoughts along the way.