Lost (Shipwreck Island Series #2)

by S. A. Bodeen

Overview

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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781250079862
Publisher:	Square Fish
Publication date:	07/26/2016
Series:	Shipwreck Island Series , #2
Edition description:	Reprint
Pages:	160
Sales rank:	1,094,429
Product dimensions:	5.10(w) x 7.50(h) x 0.50(d)
Lexile:	560L (what's this?)
Age Range:	10 - 13 Years

About 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.

Editorial Reviews

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 Compound

From the Publisher

04/01/2015
Gr 4–6—Twelve-year-old Sarah Robinson, her stepbrother Marco, and their blended family remain stranded on an eerie and dangerous island. Picking up where Shipwreck Island (Feiwel & Friends, 2014) left off, the group has survived their first few nights on the strange island. They meet a fellow castaway, a teenage girl named Cash, who has a terrifying story to tell of someone called the Curator. He collects the oddities that they have seen so far on the island, dangerous and bizarre mutated animals and perhaps worse. While Sarah's dad and Marco's younger brother Nacho head out to look for bamboo, the rest of the group get to work building a shelter. When the others don't return, Sarah and Marco set out to find them, only to find a terrible truth. The novel ends with a shocking revelation. VERDICT While not as exciting as the first volume, this one will appeal to reluctant readers who like creepy suspense, particularly those who enjoyed the first installment.—B. Allison Gray, Goleta Public Library, CA

School Library Journal

2015-03-25
Bodeen's second book in the Shipwreck Island series wades a little deeper into the island's mysteries. Twelve-year-old Sarah Robinson and her newly blended family are stranded on a tropical island, where perplexing events increase as hope of immediate rescue fades. Mysterious Cash, a girl they discovered unconscious on the beach in series opener Shipwreck Island (2014), has recovered and tells disturbing tales about the Curator, a self-described collector who tried to imprison her. Sarah's stepbrother Marco shares Sarah's and his own strange experiences, but their parents remain skeptical—surprising, since everyone's seen the same scary "red orb in the sky" hurtling toward them. Meanwhile, Sarah's stepmother, Yvonne, is sick (something more ominous than morning sickness?), and just as Sarah and her stepbrothers are beginning to embrace a cooperative relationship, Sarah's dad and Marco's little brother disappear. Like a deepening bad dream, the search for missing family leads Sarah and Marco (literally) to a cliffhanger and a chilling encounter with the Curator. Though characters are uneasy about splitting up, they can't resist, which allows readers to enjoy the island's scenic side, with crystal-clear streams and juicy mangoes. The plot, however, would have benefited from a clearer story arc, and readers will be impatient for more reveals in the next installment. Bodeen's enjoyable castaway fare enhanced with a touch of sci-fi futurism still entertains, but readers will hope Volume 3 tightens things up. (Adventure. 10-13)

Kirkus Reviews