Shipwreck Island, S. A. Bodeen
Shipwreck Island, S. A. Bodeen
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Shipwreck Island

Author: S. A. Bodeen

Narrator: Kirby Heyborne

Unabridged: 4 hr 17 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 07/28/2015

Synopsis

Sarah Robinson is deeply troubled in the wake of her dad's second marriage. She now has to deal with a new stepmom and two stepbrothers, Marco, who is her age, and Nacho, who's younger. Even though they've all moved from Texas to California to start life as a new, blended family, none of the kids seem remotely happy about it.

Sarah's dad and stepmom then decide to take the whole family on a special vacation in order to break the ice and have everyone get to know one another. They'll fly to Tahiti, charter a boat, and go sailing for a few days. It'll be an adventure, right?

Wrong. Dead wrong.

Shipwreck Island is the first installment in a series from S.A. Bodeen

About The Author

S.A. Bodeen is the author of The Garden and The Compound, which earned her an ALA Quick Pick for Young Adults, a Bank Street Best Children's Book of the Year, and a Publishers Weekly "Flying Start." She is also the author of several picture books, including Elizabeti's Doll, winner of the Ezra Jack Keats Award. Bodeen grew up on a dairy farm in Wisconsin. Her first friends were cows, which she named after characters in books. From there she went on to be a Peace Corps volunteer in East Africa, and has lived in seven states, as well as a remote Pacific island. She adores books and is a big fan of cheese. She lives in Oregon.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Eden

Well, this was a bizarre read. Shipwreck Island starts out promisingly, with the mostly authentic voices of Sarah and Marco alternating chapters. The built-in tension in their family structure helps move the pace along initially, even though there's no sign of a story arc. But then it becomes clear t......more

Goodreads review by Brenda

I enjoy reading in this age group because my granddaughter and I like to share the books. This was a quick, fun read about a young girl who is shipwrecked on a mysterious island after the sailboat she was on with her new blended family encountered a terrible storm. The book is the first one in a ser......more

Goodreads review by Uptown Horror Reviews

This story is something I would normally love. "A bunch of people get stranded on a remote island that has all sorts of otherworldly creatures, mysteries and secrets waiting to be uncovered" I just think I would've liked it more if it were a lil bit more "adult" and if it didn't feel so juvenile. If......more

Goodreads review by Deanie

Twelve-year-old Sarah Robinson is upset when her widowed father marries a woman he met online, moving her new stepmother and two stepbrothers into their house. She's even more upset when her dad and stepmom decide to change their honeymoon into a family trip for five. They set off from Fiji in a pri......more

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