The Island of Dangerous Dreams (Laurel Leaf Books) [Paperback]

Joan Lowery Nixon (Author)

Book Description

Series: Laurel Leaf Books | Publication Date: January 1, 1989

Andrea didn't want to accompany her aunt and a group of privileged people on a boat trip to the Bahamas to look at a valuable artifact. But she's stuck there now, and angry when she realizes that this is a stolen artifact. All the adults want to own it, but Andrea knows it should be retumed to the Peruvian government. Then the object disappears... and someone is found murdered. Who will be next?

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Andrea didn't want to accompany her aunt and a group of privileged people on a boat trip to the Bahamas to look at a valuable artifact. But she's stuck there now, and angry when she realizes that this is a stolen artifact. All the adults want to own it, but Andrea knows it should be returned to the Peruvian government. Then the object disappears... and someone is found murdered. Who will be next?

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Andrea didn't want to accompany her aunt and a group of privileged people on a boat trip to the Bahamas to look at a valuable artifact. But she's stuck there now, and angry when she realizes that this is a stolen artifact. All the adults want to own it, but Andrea knows it should be retumed to the Peruvian government. Then the object disappears... and someone is found murdered. Who will be next?

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 12 and up
  
• Paperback: 192 pages
• Publisher: Laurel Leaf (January 1, 1989)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0440202582
• ISBN-13: 978-0440202585
• Product Dimensions: 6.7 x 4.2 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,544,724 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars It was GREAT! I really enjoyed it! -Rachel, January 13, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: The Island of Dangerous Dreams (Laurel Leaf Books) (Paperback)

This bok really surprised me I thought it would some old, reguar book but it wasn't at all! I couldn't put it down! It was like I was Andrea on the island! You should deffinately read it! I give it the full 5 stars!

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Trapped On An Island With A Killer, September 26, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: The Island of Dangerous Dreams (Laurel Leaf Books) (Paperback)

Andrea Ryan is the 17-year-old protagonist in "The Island of Dangerous Dreams". She's being sent away to her Aunt Madelyn's in Palm Beach so her parents can save their dwindling marriage. Andrea isn't too thrilled about the arrangement, to say the least, but she's cooperative. She doesn't like her aunt very much, who reminds her of "the wicked queen in Disney's Snow White" with her designer clothes, black hair, and thin frame. Her aunt is also a maniac about collecting valuable art, and one in particular: a Peruvian artifact which belongs to a close friend of hers, Judge Justin Arlington-Hughes.

Not long after Andrea arrives in Palm Beach, she's brought to an island in the Little Bahama Banks with her aunt to see this artifact. Andrea is upset because she knows the gem belongs to the Peruvian government, not smuggled overseas and sold to the highest bidder. However, nobody wants to listen to a self-righteous 17-year-old, and she's quickly snubbed by her aunt and the other three artifact-enthusiasts on the trip.

At the island, everyone gets the chance to see the incredible jewel in an after-dinner exhibition by candlelight. However, within seconds, the show turns fatal when the judge is electrocuted while plugging in a worn lamp that appears to have been tampered with. And to top everything off, the jewel is missing. Yet they have no way of contacting authorities because there is no phone or way off the island. So, they are trapped together with a killer and thief until the return boat arrives to save them. But that's several days away, and in the meantime, another guest is killed.

Because nobody suspects Andrea, she's able to explore the island on her own and try to find an escape. What she finds, though, is a stranger (Pete Michaels) wandering the island. His boat was damaged, so he decided to anchor it in a nearby cove and look for help ashore. Although she is wary of him, Pete's her only hope of escaping the island. But can she trust him?

As a mystery, I would have given this book three stars. There weren't a lot of scares for me, but at least I didn't figure out the culprit until the end. So, even though I wouldn't say it's the best mystery I've ever read, it's certainly a good young adult book, and anyone who likes mysteries, islands, and young female sleuths will probably like it.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Suspense!!!!!, December 23, 1997

By A Customer

This review is from: The Island of Dangerous Dreams (Laurel Leaf Books) (Paperback)

This book kept you on the edge of your seat!! I couldn't even put it down!! It kept you in constant suspision and it made your stomach turn everytime you read a new scene!! I'm not going to tell you too much about it because you have to read it yourself!!