Shipwreck Island - by S A Bodeen (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>After Sarah's dad remarries, he and her stepmom 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.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p>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. <p/>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? <p/>Wrong. Dead wrong. <br><i>Shipwreck Island </i>is the first installment in a series from S. A. Bodeen.</p><p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br><p>"A fractured family goes on a sailing trip to bind its wounds, and disaster ensues . . . should leave readers plenty impatient for the next volume." --<i>BCCB</i> <p/>"Narrative tension runs high as the kids try to adjust to their new life and the stress of their disastrous vacation . . . this adventure just gets going when the book comes to an end, leaving the story wide open for a sequel." --<i>Booklist</i> <p/>"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." --<i>School Library Journal</i> <p/>"The first in a series, a contemporary castaway tale featuring a blended family . . . This book will leave readers hungry for a second helping." --<i>Kirkus</i></p><br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><b>S. A. Bodeen</b> is the author of <i>The Gardener</i> and several picture books, including <i>Elizabeti's Doll</i>, winner of the Ezra Jack Keats Award. <i>The Compound</i> earned her an ALA Quick Pick for Young Adults, a Bank Street Best Children's Book of the Year, and a <i>Publishers Weekly</i> Flying Start. 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.
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