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Olivia Levez The Island (Paperback)
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- Condition
- Brand New: A new, unread, unused book in perfect condition with no missing or damaged pages. See all condition definitionsopens in a new window or tab
- Publication Name
- The Island
- Title
- The Island
- ISBN-10
- 1780748590
- EAN
- 9781780748597
- ISBN
- 9781780748597
- Release Year
- 2016
- Release Date
- 03/03/2016
- Country/Region of Manufacture
- GB
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
Oneworld Publications
ISBN-10
1780748590
ISBN-13
9781780748597
eBay Product ID (ePID)
216047618
Product Key Features
Book Title
Island
Number of Pages
336 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2016
Topic
Action & Adventure / General, Mysteries & Detective Stories, General
Genre
Juvenile Fiction
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
0.9 in
Item Weight
11.2 Oz
Item Length
7.8 in
Item Width
5.1 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Juvenile Audience
TitleLeading
The
Dewey Edition
23
Reviews
"Levez's debut captures the emotional journey of 16-year-old Frances Stanton, one of a plane full of British juvenile delinquents and camp staffers headed to a skills-based intervention on an Indonesian island. When the plane crashes, Frances reaches a deserted island with few supplies, where she struggles to find food, water, and shelter among sharks and poisonous plants. With a dog as her only companion, Frances faces painful memories of her family back home, including her ill mother, her half-brother, and her mother's lecherous boyfriend. Through short chapters, Levez effortlessly balances Frances's past, present, and imagined future, including vivid flashbacks of her home life and acts of retaliation against a well-meaning teacher.... Echoing O'Dell's Island of the Blue Dolphins , Levez's story will keep readers riveted as determined, hard-edged Frances fights to survive." --STARRED Review, Publishers Weekly "A teen struggles against both nature and her own past experiences in a reflective survival tale.... Not all readers will embrace this novel's haunting, open-ended conclusion, but those who do will find much to appreciate and discuss." --Kirkus Reviews "This is one book that should be on everyone's radar. Fast-paced and incredibly written, readers will be captivated by Fran and her desire to just survive." --YA Books Central "With a huge debt to Robinson Crusoe and the film Cast Away , this ambitious story stars troubled teenager Frances, whose nurturing love for her younger brother drives her to imagine escaping their abusive, dysfunctional home." --The Daily Mail "The survival novel has a long history from Defoe to Morpurgo and Martel. Here, Olivia Levez in her debut takes familiar ingredients but through the medium of her feisty, contemporary main protagonist gives them fresh vigour. Fran is a very recognisable teenager; rebellious, intractable, unlikeable - but a surviv∨ she is a girl determined to beat life at its own terms whether in the city or on a deserted tropical island. And this island is as much of a character as Fran, a beguiling paradise - and a hostile battleground. Levez does not make the mistake of providing Fran with everything she needs; survival is a harsh battle. However, the reader is in no doubt that Fran can be her own worst enemy, but it is also clear that determination and imagination are all important. This would not be a teen novel without romance. And here it comes in the form of the gorgeous Rufus. Then Levez adds a twist that is both unexpected, contemporary and satisfying. "This right-of-passage story has a vigour that will grip the reader from the first page and carries on to the last. Told by Fran as she faces present dangers while remembering the circumstances leading this point, the narrative has a powerful immediacy. It will not be easy to forget Fran, and Olivia Levez is a talent to watch." -- Books for Keeps: The Children's Book Magazine Online "Readers will root for the characters' survival.... A page-turner." --School Library Journal, "Levez's debut captures the emotional journey of 16-year-old Frances Stanton, one of a plane full of British juvenile delinquents and camp staffers headed to a skills-based intervention on an Indonesian island. When the plane crashes, Frances reaches a deserted island with few supplies, where she struggles to find food, water, and shelter among sharks and poisonous plants. With a dog as her only companion, Frances faces painful memories of her family back home, including her ill mother, her half-brother, and her mother's lecherous boyfriend. Through short chapters, Levez effortlessly balances Frances's past, present, and imagined future, including vivid flashbacks of her home life and acts of retaliation against a well-meaning teacher.... Echoing O'Dell's Island of the Blue Dolphins , Levez's story will keep readers riveted as determined, hard-edged Frances fights to survive." --STARRED Review, Publishers Weekly "A teen struggles against both nature and her own past experiences in a reflective survival tale.... Not all readers will embrace this novel's haunting, open-ended conclusion, but those who do will find much to appreciate and discuss." --Kirkus Reviews "This is one book that should be on everyone's radar. Fast-paced and incredibly written, readers will be captivated by Fran and her desire to just survive." --YA Books Central "With a huge debt to Robinson Crusoe and the film Cast Away , this ambitious story stars troubled teenager Frances, whose nurturing love for her younger brother drives her to imagine escaping their abusive, dysfunctional home." --The Daily Mail "The survival novel has a long history from Defoe to Morpurgo and Martel. Here, Olivia Levez in her debut takes familiar ingredients but through the medium of her feisty, contemporary main protagonist gives them fresh vigour. Fran is a very recognisable teenager; rebellious, intractable, unlikeable - but a survivor; she is a girl determined to beat life at its own terms whether in the city or on a deserted tropical island. And this island is as much of a character as Fran, a beguiling paradise - and a hostile battleground. Levez does not make the mistake of providing Fran with everything she needs; survival is a harsh battle. However, the reader is in no doubt that Fran can be her own worst enemy, but it is also clear that determination and imagination are all important. This would not be a teen novel without romance. And here it comes in the form of the gorgeous Rufus. Then Levez adds a twist that is both unexpected, contemporary and satisfying. "This right-of-passage story has a vigour that will grip the reader from the first page and carries on to the last. Told by Fran as she faces present dangers while remembering the circumstances leading this point, the narrative has a powerful immediacy. It will not be easy to forget Fran, and Olivia Levez is a talent to watch." -- Books for Keeps: The Children's Book Magazine Online "Readers will root for the characters' survival.... A page-turner." --School Library Journal "Written in short chapters with flashbacks describing how Frances turned into a 'monster,' readers will dislike Frances at first but grow to love her as she discovers who she is and learns from her mistakes. If she makes it home, she'll be forever changed for the better. Recommend this one to teens who enjoy survival stories." --Booklist, "Levez's debut captures the emotional journey of 16-year-old Frances Stanton, one of a plane full of British juvenile delinquents and camp staffers headed to a skills-based intervention on an Indonesian island. When the plane crashes, Frances reaches a deserted island with few supplies, where she struggles to find food, water, and shelter among sharks and poisonous plants. With a dog as her only companion, Frances faces painful memories of her family back home, including her ill mother, her half-brother, and her mother's lecherous boyfriend. Through short chapters, Levez effortlessly balances Frances's past, present, and imagined future, including vivid flashbacks of her home life and acts of retaliation against a well-meaning teacher.... Echoing O'Dell's Island of the Blue Dolphins , Levez's story will keep readers riveted as determined, hard-edged Frances fights to survive." --STARRED Review, Publishers Weekly "A teen struggles against both nature and her own past experiences in a reflective survival tale.... Not all readers will embrace this novel's haunting, open-ended conclusion, but those who do will find much to appreciate and discuss." --Kirkus Reviews "This is one book that should be on everyone's radar. Fast-paced and incredibly written, readers will be captivated by Fran and her desire to just survive." --YA Books Central "With a huge debt to Robinson Crusoe and the film Cast Away , this ambitious story stars troubled teenager Frances, whose nurturing love for her younger brother drives her to imagine escaping their abusive, dysfunctional home." --The Daily Mail "The survival novel has a long history from Defoe to Morpurgo and Martel. Here, Olivia Levez in her debut takes familiar ingredients but through the medium of her feisty, contemporary main protagonist gives them fresh vigour. Fran is a very recognisable teenager; rebellious, intractable, unlikeable - but a surviv∨ she is a girl determined to beat life at its own terms whether in the city or on a deserted tropical island. And this island is as much of a character as Fran, a beguiling paradise - and a hostile battleground. Levez does not make the mistake of providing Fran with everything she needs; survival is a harsh battle. However, the reader is in no doubt that Fran can be her own worst enemy, but it is also clear that determination and imagination are all important. This would not be a teen novel without romance. And here it comes in the form of the gorgeous Rufus. Then Levez adds a twist that is both unexpected, contemporary and satisfying. "This right-of-passage story has a vigour that will grip the reader from the first page and carries on to the last. Told by Fran as she faces present dangers while remembering the circumstances leading this point, the narrative has a powerful immediacy. It will not be easy to forget Fran, and Olivia Levez is a talent to watch." -- Books for Keeps: The Children's Book Magazine Online "Readers will root for the characters' survival.... A page-turner." --School Library Journal "Written in short chapters with flashbacks describing how Frances turned into a 'monster,' readers will dislike Frances at first but grow to love her as she discovers who she is and learns from her mistakes. If she makes it home, she'll be forever changed for the better. Recommend this one to teens who enjoy survival stories." --Booklist, "A teen struggles against both nature and her own past experiences in a reflective survival tale.... Not all readers will embrace this novel's haunting, open-ended conclusion, but those who do will find much to appreciate and discuss." --Kirkus Reviews "This is one book that should be on everyone's radar. Fast-paced and incredibly written, readers will be captivated by Fran and her desire to just survive." --YA Books Central "With a huge debt to Robinson Crusoe and the film Cast Away , this ambitious story stars troubled teenager Frances, whose nurturing love for her younger brother drives her to imagine escaping their abusive, dysfunctional home." --The Daily Mail "The survival novel has a long history from Defoe to Morpurgo and Martel. Here, Olivia Levez in her debut takes familiar ingredients but through the medium of her feisty, contemporary main protagonist gives them fresh vigour. Fran is a very recognisable teenager; rebellious, intractable, unlikeable - but a survivor; she is a girl determined to beat life at its own terms whether in the city or on a deserted tropical island. And this island is as much of a character as Fran, a beguiling paradise - and a hostile battleground. Levez does not make the mistake of providing Fran with everything she needs; survival is a harsh battle. However, the reader is in no doubt that Fran can be her own worst enemy, but it is also clear that determination and imagination are all important. This would not be a teen novel without romance. And here it comes in the form of the gorgeous Rufus. Then Levez adds a twist that is both unexpected, contemporary and satisfying. "This right-of-passage story has a vigour that will grip the reader from the first page and carries on to the last. Told by Fran as she faces present dangers while remembering the circumstances leading this point, the narrative has a powerful immediacy. It will not be easy to forget Fran, and Olivia Levez is a talent to watch." -- Books for Keeps: The Children's Book Magazine Online, "With a huge debt to Robinson Crusoe and the film Cast Away , this ambitious story stars troubled teenager Frances, whose nurturing love for her younger brother drives her to imagine escaping their abusive, dysfunctional home." --The Daily Mail "The survival novel has a long history from Defoe to Morpurgo and Martel. Here, Olivia Levez in her debut takes familiar ingredients but through the medium of her feisty, contemporary main protagonist gives them fresh vigour. Fran is a very recognisable teenager; rebellious, intractable, unlikeable - but a survivor; she is a girl determined to beat life at its own terms whether in the city or on a deserted tropical island. And this island is as much of a character as Fran, a beguiling paradise - and a hostile battleground. Levez does not make the mistake of providing Fran with everything she needs; survival is a harsh battle. However, the reader is in no doubt that Fran can be her own worst enemy, but it is also clear that determination and imagination are all important. This would not be a teen novel without romance. And here it comes in the form of the gorgeous Rufus. Then Levez adds a twist that is both unexpected, contemporary and satisfying. "This right-of-passage story has a vigour that will grip the reader from the first page and carries on to the last. Told by Fran as she faces present dangers while remembering the circumstances leading this point, the narrative has a powerful immediacy. It will not be easy to forget Fran, and Olivia Levez is a talent to watch." -- Books for Keeps: The Children's Book Magazine Online
Grade From
Seventh Grade
Dewey Decimal
823.92
Synopsis
A gripping and thoughtful story about a girl who didn't ask to be the person she is but is also determined to make herself the person she wants to be, "Echoing O'Dell's Island of the Blue Dolphins , Levez's story will keep readers riveted as determined, hard-edged Frances fights to survive." -- Publishers Weekly (Starred Review) "A page-turner." --School Library Journal As part of an "Outward Bound" style treatment for young people who've committed crimes, Frances finds herself on a plane to a remote village where she will do community service in exchange for staying out of juvenile detention. But an accident leaves her alone on a small island in the middle of the Indian Ocean. She has to find water and food. She has to survive. And when she is there she also has to think about the past. The things that she did before. The things that made her a monster. Nothing is easy. Survival is hard and so is being honest with herself. So when she discovers another survivor on the island, will it bring out the worst in her again? Or will it finally help her to see that her future is worth fighting for? A gripping and thoughtful story about a girl determined to survive against all odds and find the courage to become the person she wants to be., 'There were friends once, but they melted away. Things are different now I am a MONSTER' Frances is alone. Cast away on a small island in the middle of the Indian Ocean, she has to find water, food and shelter. But survival is hard. Especially when she is haunted by memories of the things that she did before, the things that made her a monster. Pushed to the limit in extreme conditions, she battles to come to terms with her past, and find a future worth fighting for. This is a gripping and thought-provoking story about one girl's journey to become the person she believes she can be.
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