Rodzina
Karen Cushman
A twelve-year-old Polish American girl is boarded onto an orphan train in Chicago with fears about traveling to the West and to the hazards of a new life.
Read Time: ~4 hr
The Coral Island
by R. M. Ballantyne (1982)
About this book
A nineteenth century adventure story of three teenaged boys shipwrecked on a Pacific island. At first they lead an idyllic life but this is soon interrupted by the arrival on the island of rival Polynesian war parties and then pirates. After various adventures the boys find themselves in possession of the pirate’s ship and can sail for home.
Setting / LocationGlobal
Story EraModern Era
Protagonist / CoreThe Coral Island Lead Character
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