The Islanders
The Islanders
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The Islanders

Written by Mary Alice Monroe
Part of the The Islanders Book Series
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8 - 11
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304
Page count
550L
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Jun 15, 2021
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An instant New York Times bestseller!​ “Storytelling for young readers at its finest–equal parts summer adventure and environmental suspense…[a] love letter to family, friendship, and the natural world.” –Kwame Alexander, New York Times bestselling author of The Crossover From New York Times bestselling author Mary Alice Monroe comes a beautiful story of friendship, loss, and the healing power of nature in her first book for middle grade readers. Eleven-year-old Jake’s life has just turned upside-down. His father was wounded in Afghanistan, and his mother is going to leave to care for him. That means Jake’s spending the summer on tiny Dewees Island with his grandmother. The island is a nature sanctuary–no cars or paved roads, no stores or restaurants. To make matters worse, Jake’s grandmother doesn’t believe in cable or the internet. Which means Jake has no cell phone, no video games…and no friends. This is going to be the worst summer ever! He’s barely on the island before he befriends two other kids–Macon, another “summer kid,” and Lovie, a know-it-all who lives there and shows both Jake and Macon the ropes of life on the island. All three are struggling with their own family issues and they quickly bond, going on adventures all over Dewees Island. Until one misadventure on an abandoned boat leads to community service. Their punishment? Mandatory duty on the Island Turtle Team. The kids must do a daily dawn patrol of the beach on the hunt for loggerhead sea turtle tracks. When a turtle nest is threatened by coyotes, the three friends must find a way to protect it. Can they save the turtle nest from predators? Can Jake’s growing love for the island and its inhabitants (be they two-legged, four-legged, feathered, or finned) help to heal his father?

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    Book Details

    ISBN
    9781534427273
    Publication Date
    June 15, 2021
    Publisher
    Aladdin
    Original Publication Date
    June 15, 2021
    Page Count
    304
    Audience
    Juvenile Reader
    Reading Age
    8 - 11 years
    Lib. of Congress (LCCN)
    2021010946
    Lexile® Level
    550L
    Est. Fountas & Pinnell Level
    ~N
    ATOS® Book Level
    3.8
    Accelerated Reader® Points
    9
    Accelerated Reader Quiz
    512363
    Accelerated Reader Interest Level
    MG

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