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Island of the Loons

by Dayton O. Hyde · 1984

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During the year he is held prisoner by an escaped convict on an uninhabited island in Lake Superior, a young boy watches his captor change from desperate criminal to a gentler man absorbed in the abundant wildlife of the island.

Themes
animalsanimalsMore like thisLess of thissurvivalsurvivalMore like thisLess of this
Setting
prisonprisonMore like thisLess of this
Audience
childrens
Length
short · 176 pages

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