April 2010 'new gen' Book of the Month title.
Put simply this is The Beach for teens. Three friends are on the start of their gap year in India but when one of them discovers a body of a girl he becomes the prime suspect. And, when he disappears his friends must endeavour to unravel the mystery surrounding the death in order to try and prove their friend’s innocence, without putting themselves at risk.
| Primary Genre | Young Adult Fiction |
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Otto, Jen and Charlotte have planned the trip of a lifetime to India for their gap year, before going their separate ways to university. For Charlotte, it's an opportunity to get involved in an environmental project and finally feel like she's doing something worthwhile; for Otto, it's the perfect opportunity to take some real photos to help his career as a photojournalistic; for Jen, it's the realisation of a lifelong dream. But when Otto discovers the body of a girl on the beach, things take a sinister turn as he finds himself a prime suspect in her murder. Together Otto, Charlotte and Jen start to unravel the mystery behind the girl's death. Can they discover the truth and clear Otto's name and even if they do will they be able to handle what they find as their dreams of paradise crumble around them...
The Island features in the following genres: Young Adult Fiction, Books of the Month, eBooks of the Month, Children’s, Teenage and Educational, Recommendations
The Island is available in Paperback
The Island was written by Sarah Singleton and published by Simon & Schuster Children's an imprint of Simon & Schuster Ltd
The Island has 294 pages
