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Lexile measure
570L
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English
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"Ten strangers are lured to an isolated island mansion off the Devon coast by a mysterious "U.N. Owen." At dinner a recorded message accuses each of them in turn of having a guilty secret, and by the end of the night one of the guests is dead Stranded by a violent storm, and haunted by a nursery rhyme counting down one by one...as one by one...they begin to die. Who among them is the killer and will any of them survive?" --Cover, p. 4.
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Lexile measure
770L
Language
English
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"William Golding's unforgettable classic of boyhood adventure and the savagery of humanity comes to this Classics Deluxe Edition with a new foreword by Lois Lowry. As provocative today as when it was first published in 1954, Lord of the Flies continues to ignite passionate debate with its startling, brutal portrait of human nature. William Golding's compelling story about a group of very ordinary boys marooned on a coral island has been labeled a...
4) Nick of time
Author
Pub. Date
2008
Edition
1st St. Martin's Griffin ed.
Lexile measure
950L
Physical Desc
x, 434 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
Nick McIver is no ordinary boy, fighting pirates, beating Nazis at their own game, and traveling through time.
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English
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Moving to a Cornish seaside village, hoping for peace and solitude, lonely registrar Marisa Rosso, feeling like life is passing her by, unexpectedly finds her joy again with the help of her noisy neighbor, the community spirit, and a campaign to save the local bakery.
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Series
Lexile measure
1000L
Language
English
Description
Left alone on a beautiful but isolated island off the coast of California, a young Indian girl spends eighteen years, not only merely surviving through her enormous courage and self-reliance, but also finding a measure of happiness in her solitary life.
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Series
Three Sisters Island trilogy volume 3rd
Language
English
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"Mia Devlin knows what it's like to love with your whole heart -- and then watch your love walk away. Years ago, she and Sam Logan shared an incredible bond built on passion, legend, and fate. But then one day he fled Three Sisters Island, leaving her lost in memories of the magic they shared -- and determined to live on her own . . . As the new owner of the island's only hotel, Sam has returned to Three Sisters with hopes of winning back Mia's affections....
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Lexile measure
930L
Language
English
Description
"A terrible storm drowned all his shipmates and left him marooned on a deserted island. Forced to overcome despair, doubt, and self-pity, he struggles to create a life for himself in the wilderness. From practically nothing, Crusoe painstakingly learns how to make pottery, grow crops, domesticate livestock, and build a house. His many adventures are recounted including a fierce battle with cannibals and his rescue of Friday, the man who becomes...
10) Troubled waters
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Series
Montana rescue volume 4
Language
English
Description
"A fundraising junket in the Caribbean turns into high-stakes survival when a rogue wave cripples the yacht and sends passengers overboard and estranged friends Ian Shaw and Sierra Rose find themselves washed up on a strange, empty shore" --
11) Envy
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2001
Language
English
Description
New York book editor Maris Matherly-Reed knows a bestseller when she sees one -- even if it is a tantalizing partial manuscript submitted by a writer identified only as P.M.E., with the return address of an obscure island off the Georgia coast. Maris is intrigued enough to search for him. Her trip to Georgia to meet the mysterious author takes her to an eerie, ruined cotton plantation, where Maris finds Parker Evans, a man confined to a wheelchair...
12) The bone hacker
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Series
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
Young men--tourists--have been disappearing on the islands of Turks and Caicos for years. Seven years ago, the first victim was found in a strange location with both hands cut off; the other visitors vanished without a trace. But, recently, tantalizing leads have emerged and only Tempe can unravel them. Maddeningly, the victims seem to have nothing in common--other than the strange locations where their bodies are eventually found, and the fact that...
13) The wild robot
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Series
Wild robot volume 1
Lexile measure
740L
Language
English
Description
"When robot Roz opens her eyes for the first time, she discovers that she is all alone on a remote, wild island. She has no idea how she got there or what her purpose is--but she knows she needs to survive. After battling a violent storm and escaping a vicious bear attack, she realizes that her only hope for survival is to adapt to her surroundings and learn from the island's unwelcoming animal inhabitants. As Roz slowly befriends the animals, the...
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English
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When an old friend is killed, the senior partner isn't satisfied with Bow Street's efforts and asks Benjamin to investigate. Eager to leave London for a while, Benjamin agrees. Evidence takes him to a remote island on the Thames, a world unto itself, shrouded in mist and mystery. Soon he finds himself falling for the main suspect--a woman who claims not to have left the island in ten years. But should he trust her? On Belle Island, Isabelle feels...
16) X-Isle
Author
Pub. Date
2010
Edition
1st American ed.
Physical Desc
476 pages ; 23 cm
Language
English
Description
Baz and Ray, survivors of an apocalyptic flood, win places on X-Isle, an island where life is rumored to be better than on the devastated mainland, but they find the island to be a violent place ruled by religious fanatic Preacher John, andthey decide they must come up with a weapon to protect themselves from impending danger.
17) Camino ghosts
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English
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"On Camino Island, popular bookseller Bruce Cable tells Mercer Mann an irresistible tale that might be her next novel. A giant resort developer is using its political muscle and deep pockets to claim ownership of a deserted island between Florida and Georgia. Only the last living inhabitant of the island, Lovely Jackson, stands in its way. What the developer doesn't know is that the island has a remarkable history, and locals believe it is cursed...and...
18) After midnight
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English
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A holiday attraction blossoms on a South Carolina island in this captivating romance from the New York Times–bestselling author of Before Sunrise.
On exclusive Seabrook Island, South Carolina, Nicole Seymour is simply Nikki—not the glamorous political fund-raiser she is in Charleston. It's her spirited innocence and laughing green eyes that draw Kane Lombard to her from the moment they first meet on the beach.
Although...
On exclusive Seabrook Island, South Carolina, Nicole Seymour is simply Nikki—not the glamorous political fund-raiser she is in Charleston. It's her spirited innocence and laughing green eyes that draw Kane Lombard to her from the moment they first meet on the beach.
Although...
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English
Description
After uprooting her life in the States, Irene Steele has just settled in at the villa on St. John where her husband Russ had been living a double life. But a visit from the FBI shakes her foundations, and Irene once again learns just how little she knew about the man she loved. With help from their friends, Irene and her sons set up their lives while evidence mounts that the helicopter crash that killed Russ may not have been an accident. Meanwhile,...
20) Island intrigue
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English
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Recovering from a cancer scare and her mother's death, Sabrina Dunsweeney takes a mental sabbatical on remote Comico Island and finds herself in the middle of a political battle between warring families, the Wrightlys and the Tittletotts. When island native Ross Wrightly is found murdered after returning home to clear his name, Sabrina launches an unofficial investigation and unearths information family members will kill to keep hidden.