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Title details for Scar Island by Dan Gemeinhart - Available

Scar Island

by Dan Gemeinhart
MacLeod Andrews
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Dan Gemeinhart brings his signature blend of action, heart, and beautiful writing to a tale of misfits struggling to survive.

Jonathan Grisby is the newest arrival at the Slabhenge Reformatory School for Troubled Boys—an ancient, crumbling fortress of gray stone rising up from the ocean. It is dark, damp, and dismal. And it is just the place Jonathan figures he deserves.Because Jonathan has done something terrible. And he's willing to accept whatever punishment he has coming.Just as he's getting used to his new situation, however, a freak accident leaves the troubled boys of Slabhenge without any adult supervision. Suddenly the kids are free, with an entire island to themselves. But freedom brings unexpected danger. And if Jonathan can't come to terms with the sins of his past and lead his new friends to safety... then every boy on the island is doomed.Dan Gemeinhart's most gripping novel yet, this is a tale of misfits and outcasts at odds and in peril, and a redemption story that shines a light on dark truths to reveal that the strongest prisons of all are the ones we build for ourselves.

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  • Release date

    June 1, 2017

  • Formats

    • OverDrive Listen audiobook

      • ISBN: 9781338243895
      • File size: 193030 KB
      • Duration: 06:42:08

  • Languages

    • English

  • Reviews

    • Publisher's Weekly

      October 17, 2016
      The opening chapters of Gemeinhart’s (Some Kind of Courage) fast-paced novel, set in a boys’ reformatory school on a remote island, immediately bring to mind the sadistic adults and helpless boys of Louis Sachar’s Holes, but the situation soon changes to a Lord of the Flies scenario. There are 16 “troubled boys” at Slabhenge, a “hulking, jagged building of gray stone” crumbling into the sea, sent there for a variety of crimes, but 12-year-old Jonathan Grisby believes himself to be the worst; exactly what he has done comes out in bits and pieces until the complete truth is revealed in the book’s suspenseful climax. The creepy setting is almost over-the-top, complete with an ancient librarian with a giant pet rat, who gives Jonathan—appropriately enough—a copy of Robinson Crusoe to read to the others. While only a few of the boys are fleshed out enough to be fully dimensional, the group dynamics of leadership and peer pressure are well depicted and will inspire thoughtful discussion. Ages 8–12. Agent: Pam Howell, D4EO Literary.

    • AudioFile Magazine
      Narrator MacLeod Andrews packs a knockout punch in his performance of this action-adventure, matching the intensity of the fast-paced story in tempo and tone. In a work reminiscent of LORD OF THE FLIES, ROBINSON CRUSOE, and TREASURE ISLAND, the character of Jonathan Grisby is sent to the Slabhenge Reformatory School for Troubled Boys after committing a tragic crime. On a crumbling fortress in the middle of a tempestuous sea, Jonathan and the other boys are left on their own following the mysterious deaths of their sadistic wardens. Danger is everywhere as Jonathan navigates the treacherous waters of friendship, loyalty, and forgiveness. With Andrews energetically animating this exciting page-turner, listeners will hang on every word, awaiting each adventure. D.S. © AudioFile 2017, Portland, Maine

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