Poison Island
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Chapter Book · Ages 8–11 · 2006 · Est. 1 hour read

Poison Island

By Ash Oswald (Illustrator)

Book #1 in the Zac Power series

A young spy races against time to save his brother from a mad scientist's deadly plan.

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96 pages· 7,838 words· Est. 1 hour read
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Zac Power, a young spy, faces his toughest mission yet on a perilous island. With his brother kidnapped by the sinister Dr. Drastic, Zac must navigate quicksand, piranhas, and poison frogs to find the elusive Solution X. He has just 24 hours to thwart the mad scientist's scheme and prevent his brother from becoming a volcano's next victim. Can Zac outsmart Dr. Drastic and save the day, or will this mission be his last? Dive into a world of gadgets, danger, and high-stakes adventure.

From the publisher

Mission: Find Formula for Solution XEnemy: Dr. DrasticFeatured Gadget: SpyPad Turbo DeluxeDanger Rating: 6.7 Zac Power is on a mission to the world’s most dangerous island. He has to track down Dr. Drastic, an evil mad scientist, in a jungle is full of quicksand, piranhas, and poison frogs. No sweat! When you come from a family of spies, you do this sort of thing millions of times before the age of twelve. But this time is different. Something goes terribly wrong and Zac’s geeky older brother gets kidnapped. Now, Zac only has 24 hours to find the formula for solution X and stop Dr. Drastic…before his brother gets fed to a volcano!

At a glance
Format
Paperback
Pages
96
Words
7,838
Reading age
8–11
Audience
Juvenile Reader
Lexile
610L
Themes & topics
Books about spiesBooks about adventure and adventurersBooks about science and inventionBooks about brothersBooks about island adventures
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The fine print

Book details

Reading levels
ATOS
4.2
F&P level
~O
AR points
1
AR interest level
LG
AR quiz
126639
Publication
Published
October 28, 2008
First published
January 1, 2006
Publisher
Square Fish
Edition
Language
English
Type
Chapter Book
Identifiers
ISBN
9780312346591

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