Island Book One: Shipwreck

Korman, Gordon. Island Book One: Shipwreck. New York: Scholastic, 2001.

Six wayward children are brought together by different circumstances to take part in CNC, Charting a New Course. The children are sent to be crew members of a schooner leaving Guam. What was supposed to be a one month excursion turns into a nightmare. The ship is damaged in a storm, the captain is thrown overboard, the first mate abandons the children, and then, in an effort to fix the engine, the boat explodes. The reader is left not knowing who has survived since this book is part one of a series.

Island Book One: Shipwreck is well written and intriguing. Once I got involved with the characters, I did not want to put it down. Now, I have to read the rest of the series to find out what happens to the children. I think any child in middle elementary to middle school will find this book interesting. There are girls and boys represented in the book, and each has their own problems and challenges.

What others have to say...

“This novel is an enjoyable look into what can happen to six children who need direction and are sent on a journey to reshape their lives.”

August, Nicole. 2001. “Shipwreck: Island Book One.” http://search.barnesandnoble.com/Shipwreck/Gordon-Korman/e/9780439164566/?itm=1#TABS (accessed May 8, 2009).