The Outcasts

 

                 The Outcasts is the 1st book in The BrotherBand series by John Flanagan. 

I did posts on John Flanagan's series Ranger's Apprentice some time ago, big thanks to Tasha for reminding me that I still had to do this series! 

I like this series a tiny bit more then I like the Ranger's Apprentice, because I feel like there's more action and more going on.

Here is the summery

They are outcasts. Hal, Stig, and the others - they are the boys the others want no part of. Skandians, as any reader of Ranger's Apprentice could tell you, are known for their size and strength. Not these boys. Yet that doesn't mean they don't have skills. And courage - which they will need every ounce of to do battle at sea against the other bands, the Wolves and the Sharks, in the ultimate race. The icy waters make for a treacherous playing field . . . especially when not everyone thinks of it as playing. 

 (the summery is copied from Amazon.ca)

My brother Chris got this book from Indigo for $11.99ca