When thinking of books that seem to be written specifically for young boys, Treasure Island is a book that comes to many minds. Treasure Island is the epic tale of thrill seeking

lead up to a new climax. There is not just one, as there seems to be in Treasure Island. The Secret Garden seems to follows the pattern of being a "girl book."

and adventure. Stevenson's main character is a small boy, Jim, who gets to go away from his mother and embark on a trip across the ocean. There are sea fearing pirates, sword fight, and bloody killings. These are typically things that interest boys. Stevenson also follows the literary pattern described by Perry Nodelman in his book, The Pleasures of Children's Literature. He describes that many novels written by men follow a pattern when it comes to the plot of their stories. "There is an unified action that rises toward a climax and then quickly comes to an end" (Nodelman 124). Treasure Island follows this pattern. The novel moves towards the climax

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