Book : Shipwreck (island, Book 1) - Korman, Gordon

-Titulo Original : Shipwreck (island, Book 1)

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Scholastic

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An action-packed survival suspense from bestselling and award-winning author Gordon Korman.Six kids. One shipwreck. One desert island.They didnt want to be on the boat in the first place. They were sent there as punishment, or as a character-building experience. Now the adults are gone, and the quest for survival has begun. Review Being on a sailboat in the warm waters of the Pacific with a bunch of kids the same age could sound like a vacation dream come true. However, when this month-long trip is part of a strict program called Charting a New Course, and each participant--or inmate--is there for disciplinary problems, things dont look quite as rosy. And then, of course, when a big storm strikes, and the captain and first mate disappear, and the boat seems to be sinking... the whole idea becomes less and less appealing. Still, for Luke, Will, Lyssa, J.J., Ian, and Charla, this is the way the cards have been dealt, and whatever problems they may have with each other, however much they dont want to be there, its time to start working together to save their own lives. The first book of Gordon Kormans exciting new trilogy introduces readers to the six troubled kids who will become unwitting partners in their desperate bid for survival. A steely captain and a gruff first mate who calls every boy Archie and every girl Veronica keep order and attempt to turn their charges into young sailors--an effort that may pay off more than any of them ever anticipate. A hint of menace permeates Shipwreck, along with humor, angst, and mystery. Readers wont want to miss the continuation of the riveting saga in books 2 and 3, Survival and Escape. (Ages 9 to 13) --Emilie Coulter From the Back Cover 6 Kids.1 Shipwreck.1 Desert Island.Luke, J.J., Will, Lyssa, Charla, and Ian.They didnt want to be on the boat in the first place. They didnt want to be stuck at sea with a bunch of strangers. But when youre in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, theres no easy way out. And when a terrifying storm hits, theres no way to fully prepare. Its all about survival. About the Author GORDON KORMAN is a beloved author of over ninety-five novels for young readers, including hilarious middle-grade classics such as the Macdonald Hall series, I Want to Go Home and Slacker. Born in Montreal, Quebec, Gordon grew up in Thornhill, Ontario, and now lives in New York with his family. Visit him online at gordonkorman . Excerpt. © Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved. CHAPTER ONE Sunday, July 9, 2140 hours Luke Haggerty squeezed into the tiny bathroom and pulled the door shut behind him. Not the bathroom, he reminded himself. The head. Luke knew hed been sentenced to this boat for the next month. What he didnt know was that it was going to be a never-ending vocabulary lesson. Not walls-bulkheads. Not beds-berths. The kitchen was a galley; a room was a cabin. And who cared? Sudden pounding on the door-was it still called a door? What are you doing in there? growled the voice of Mr. Radford, the Phoenixs first mate. Writing an opera? Lets go, Archie! Luke reached for his belt and bashed his elbow against the small sink. This bathroom - head - was a shoe box! Ow! More pounding. You okay, Archie? My name is Luke. Even as he said it, he knew it was a waste of breath. All the way from the Guam airport to the marina, Radford had leaned on the horn and cursed out Archie the truck driver, Archie the cop, Archie the pedestrian, Archie the cyclist, and even Archie the priest. By pressing himself into the corner and resting his left hip against the sink, Luke managed to finish up in the head. He hesitated. The flusher was some kind of pump. Instructions were scribbled on a plastic-coated card tacked to the wall-bulkhead: OPEN VALVE, PUMP THREE TIMES, CLOSE VALVE, PUMP THREE TIMES, DUCK. Duck? Why duck? Wham! He smacked his head on the low doorway on the way out. Watch