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Highlights
- Sarah Robinson and her family are shipwrecked on a remote and mysterious island.
- 160 Pages
- Juvenile Fiction, Action & Adventure
- Series Name: Shipwreck Island
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Sarah and her family are stranded on a remote island. Their food is running out, Sarah's stepmother is sick, and there is no sign of rescue. The mysterious girl they found on the beach is healing and what she tells them about the strange island has the family on edge. When two of the family go missing, the mystery becomes dangerous.Book Synopsis
Sarah Robinson and her family are shipwrecked on a remote and mysterious island. Their food is running out, and their fear is escalating-there is no sign of rescue. The mysterious girl they found unconscious at the beach is healing, and what she tells them about the strange island and especially about someone called the Keeper has the family on edge. When Sarah's dad and Marco's younger brother go missing, the mystery becomes dangerous. Now, it's a matter of life and death. Now, the family is truly lost.
Lost is the second book in S. A. Bodeen's new and thrilling Shipwreck Island series.Review Quotes
"The first in a series, a contemporary castaway tale featuring a blended family . . . This book will leave readers hungry for a second helping." --Kirkus Reviews on Shipwreck Island
"In this exciting series debut, 12-year-old Sarah Robinson responds with ill-grace to her father's remarriage after six year as a widower . . . Intensely readable and will be excellent for reluctant readers." --School Library Journal on Shipwreck Island "A thriller that exerts an ever-tighter grip on readers . . . The audience will feel the pressure closing in on them as they, like the characters, race through hairpin turns in the plot toward a breathless climax." --Publishers Weekly, starred review on The Compound "Bodeen effectively builds the claustrophobic suspense with each chapter." --Booklist on The Compound "Suspenseful and riveting." --Kirkus Reviews on The CompoundAbout the Author
S. A. Bodeen is the author of several acclaimed teen novels, including The Compound, The Fallout, and The Raft, and of Shipwreck Island, the first book in this series for middle-grade readers. She lives in Minnesota with her family.