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Island Boxset

by Gordon Korman · 2002

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They didn't want to be on the boat in the first place. They didn't want to be stuck at sea with a bunch of strangers. But when a storm hits, what they want doesn't matter. It's all about survival.

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Luke, J.J., Will, Lyssa, Charla, and Ian soon find they have nothing to rely on but a desert island—and each other.

No food. No shelter. No rules. They're on their own.

Or are they?

Genre
adventureadventureMore like thisLess of thisliterary fictionliterary fictionMore like thisLess of this
Themes
survivalsurvivalMore like thisLess of this
Setting
2000s2000sMore like thisLess of this
Audience
childrensyoung adultmiddle grade
Length
long · 411 pages

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