Escape from the Island of Aquarius (The Cooper Kids Adventure Series #2) [Paperback]

Frank E. Peretti (Author)

Book Description

Age Level: 9 and up | Grade Level: 4 and up

When Jay and Lila Cooper travel with their archaeologist father to an exotic South Sea island, they find some strange things going on. Could the arrogant, tyrannical leader of the island colony be the missing person they've been sent to find? The second book in the Cooper Kids Adventures series.

Editorial Reviews

From School Library Journal

Grade 4 Up A dead man on a raft in the South Pacific causes Dr. Jake Cooper and his teenage children to investigate the disappearance of Adam MacKenzie, a missionary to the island of Aquarius. There they find a colony of businessmen, college professors, housewives and the like, under the leadership of Kelno, a man claiming to have founded "a brand-new world, a place free from crime, war, bloodshed, and greed"but who is actually a demented megalomaniac. After many breathless encounters with fire walking, human sacrifices to a giant snake, earthquakes and vicious African tiger flies, the Coopers rescue the missionary. Stereotyped characters include the brave, born-again American Christians versus the Satanic Kelso and his deluded followers. Implausible plot, improbable setting, undisciplined writing, but the headlong pace will keep readers turning pages. The Christian message that Kelno is the Antichrist of 2 Thessalonians and Revelation is stated unequivocally. Best for Christian schools and conservative church libraries. Pat Pearl, First Presbyterian Church Library, Martinsville, Va.
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Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 9 and up
  
• Paperback: 160 pages
• Publisher: Crossway Books (June 1990)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0891075925
• ISBN-13: 978-0891075929
• Product Dimensions: 7.4 x 5 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,581,222 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Frank E. Peretti is one of American Christianity's best-known authors. His novels have sold over 10 million copies, and he is widely credited with reinventing Christian fiction. He and his wife, Barbara, live in the Pacific Northwest. www.frankperetti.com.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars FANTASTIC !! You Won't want to put it down!!, November 2, 1999

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Brian Whitney ([e-mail]) (U.S.A.) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Escape from the Island of Aquarius (The Cooper Kids Adventure Series #2) (Paperback)

The best book I read. A real cliffhanger!! This book is good for all types of people who like adventure novels!!

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Escape from the Island of Aquarius, June 6, 2002

A Kid's Review

This review is from: Escape from the Island of Aquarius (The Cooper Kids Adventure Series #2) (Paperback)

Escape from the Island of Aquarius happens to be my favorite book out of this whole series!!! Frank Peretti is an AWSOME author and makes the stories so suspensefull!!!!! I love the way he writes so much about the Cooper's faith in God and how they trust Him. However, I would not recommend this book for any children under the age of eight. Don't waste any more time and buy this book today!!!!! I guarantee that you'll LOVE it!!!!!!!!!!

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The best!, February 16, 2004

A Kid's Review

This review is from: Escape from the Island of Aquarius (The Cooper Kids Adventure Series #2) (Paperback)

This was the best in the series! It was really, really suspenseful. I like how it ties into the coming end times-about how the antichrist (no capitilization needed here,) will deceive people to become his followers, making them think he is a god or something, although he isn't a god at all. This is a wake-up call. We do not know when the rapture is becoming! In this book, the Coopers are trying to escape from an island that is literally tearing lose from its roots! But with the dangers from the tyrannical leader of the island and earthquakes, will they escape? And who will listen to the truthful message that they have to bring? Will they rescue the people from the tyrannical leader? And is this leader the kind missionary they expected to find? The suggested age level of these books is ages 10-14.