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The Mysterious Island was published in 1874, and it is one of Verne's longest novels. The plot depicts a group of men who have become castaways stranded on an island in the Pacific during the American Civil War. The novel describes their attempts not only to survive but also, with the aid of the scientific and technological know-how, to rebuild their world from the meager resources of the island. At the end, however, it is realized that Captain Nemo,...

"Can Pua the pig stop Heihei the rooster from causing trouble for Moana at the island feast?"--Back cover.

When Evan's father dies suddenly, he finds the book his father had been reading, a diary of a Japanese soldier stranded on a Pacific Island during World War II. There was also an American soldier stranded there. When Evan's father dies suddenly he finds a hand-bound yellow book on his father's desk, a diary of a Japanese soldier stranded on a Pacific Island during World War II. What is in this account that Evan's grandfather, Griff, whom Evan has...

Fans of Flight 29 Down have watched the castaways slowly build a home together and learn to navigate the perils of the desert island on which theyre stranded. But what about the beginning, when they were classmates together-some friends, some rivals, and some unrequited crushes? Go back in time and relive the events leading up to the fateful flight in this drama-packed prequel!

Resolving to find the mother who left her behind, Sophie enlists the help of a charter pilot to visit a remote Pacific island lab only to encounter genetically enhanced humans created in a scientific experiment who all possess a terrible flaw.

"In the old tales, it is written that the egg of a seadragon, dragonfruit, holds within it the power to undo a person's greatest sorrow. But as with all things that offer hope when hope has gone, the tale comes with a warning. Every wish demands a price. Hanalei of Tamarind is the cherished daughter of an old island family. But when her father steals a seadragon egg meant for an ailing princess, she is forced into a life of exile. In the years that...

"Moana has loved on the island of Motunui her whole life, just like her parents before her and their parents before them. She loves the community in her happy village, from the farmers growing plentiful crops, to the talented basket weavers, to the fishermen filling their nets in the lagoon. As daughter of the chief, Moana knows that one day the village and all its inhabitants will be her responsibility. This is a bit daunting, particularly as a piece...