Island - Gordon Korman

THE ISLAND

The main characters are Luke, Lyssa, Will, Ian, J.J. and Charla. Each of them was enrolled in Charting a New Course, a special program for troubled teens. The six teens will be sailinga small schooner on a month long trip through the ocean off Guam. Their parents had sent them on this special trip to see if they would learn to behave better under the carefull eye of Mr. Radford.The kids came from different backgrounds with only one thing in common, their attitude.

At first it appears that the most difficult thing the teens will experience is getting along with each otherand the boat's first mate, Mr. Radford, a bully who seems to get a thrill from making the kids work hard. Disaster stroke when a freak storm arosed, damaging the ship and washing the captain overboard,never to be seen again. For a while the kids attempt to save the ship, but when it becomes obvious that the ship is doomed Mr. Radford abandons the teens during the night, taking the life boat andmost of the food provisions. Suddenly the teens are facing shipwreck in an ocean that is rarely frequented by planes or ships.

Gordon Korman's “Island, Book One: Shipwreck,” is definitely a thrillingstory. The mixture of characters enlivens the plot with their social interactions. The novel's elements of danger and suspense make this story move quickly to its cliff hanger conclusion.Shipwreck is only one of the trilogy were Gordon Korman prepares the reader to have a great time while reading the teen's adventures.
We now have the opportunity to read about each of the characters on thisplot.

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