Battle Royale

By Mathias Lavorel

A teen actor crashes on a mysterious island, facing bizarre cycles of danger and survival.

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170 pages· 37,512 words· Est. 4 hour read

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Bookroo's summary

Paul's acting dream turns into a nightmare when he crashes on a mysterious island. Unable to speak and trapped in a cycle of blackouts, he must navigate strange phenomena and violent storms. A mysterious girl offers unexpected help, but can Paul unlock the island's secrets and find a way home? Each discovery raises more questions, and survival becomes his ultimate role.

From the publisher

Paul’s a normal teenager: he likes sports, junk food, and action movies–he even wants to be in one someday. But what seems like Paul’s big break, his very first acting role, quickly takes a turn for the worse. One minute he’s on a festive bus heading for a new life of stardom, and the next, he’s hurtling toward the ground and certain death. Though saved at the last minute by an unexplained parachute, things don’t get any easier when Paul lands: he’s lost on an unknown island, he’s unable to speak, and every time he sees someone else, he hears strange noises and then blacks out . . . before falling from the sky again. But when a girl inexplicably saves him (and spray paints him) instead of attacking, Paul starts to learn the survival basics. Bit by bit, he must explore his surroundings, build structures, evade violent storms, unlock the mysteries of his strange island prison, and maybe–just maybe–find a way out.

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