A mysterious boy draws an innocent girl to a nefarious island where no one ever ages. From the first page, this story grabs readers with realistic action and supernatural thrills.
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PROLOGUE
July 15
He blinks.
A hundred eyes stare back. Glowing. Rimmed in black.
The small shell snaps shut. The eyes disappear inside.
He recognizes it. A clam shell. A scallop.
He sits up in the wet sand.
He is alone. The sun has risen but he is cold.
He picks up the shell and throws it into the water.
It needs to return.
Unlike him.
He never will.
He looks out over the bay. To the wall of white clouds sitting on the horizon, cottony and thick.
He has less than a day. The price of escape must be paid.
Startled by voices, he jumps to his feet.
From a pathway between the dunes, two people emerge. Strangers.
They wave hello and continue, without breaking stride.
He smiles, foolishly, uncontrollably.
He knows what he has done.
He knows his days are numbered.
And he is very, very happy.
Digging his hand into his pants pocket, he pulls out a pocketknife. He unsheathes the blade. Caked with sand, seaweed, and salt water, it crackles as it opens.
At the beachs edge, beyond the dunes and near the parking lot, he spots a waist-high metal box with a clear plastic door. It is labeled Nesconset Inquirer and Mirror free. He walks to it, placing the knife on top to dry in the sun.
Opening the box, he takes out a newspaper.
He checks the date.
His heart races as he scans the front page. The images and word rhythms seem so strange and false.
Then he sees a headline in the Social Events section:
Clemson Childers III to Celebrate 75th Birthday Gala Event at Nesconset Yacht Club
He looks to his left. Toward a large gray building at the edge of the land. Over the front door hangs a coat of arms. In the window is a sign:
Help Wanted. No Experience Necessary. Start Today.
A car is pulling up to the building.
He watches as a figure emerges, jangling a set of keys, heading for the front door
He knows just what to do.
He takes the knife.
And he heads for the man.
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Peter Lerangis's books have sold over 4.5 million copies and been translated into 28 languages. Titles include THE SWORD THIEF, THE VIPER'S NEST, one-fourth of VESPERS RISING, and the upcoming THE DEAD OF NIGHT (in the N.Y. Times bestselling series, THE 39 CLUES); the novel SMILER'S BONES (a N. Y. Public Library Best Book for Teens); the SPY X series; the YA thriller WTF; and the upcoming YA novel SOMEBODY, PLEASE TELL ME WHO I AM, written with Harry Mazer. He'll gladly recite the rest of the list if you ask nicely. He's also performed on Broadway, run a marathon, rock-climbed in Yosemite during a 6.1 earthquake, and, with his wife, sprouted and grown two sons in NYC. At the moment he's moving his car for alternate-side-of-the-street parking and will be right back. (Meanwhile, for a longer bio, see http://peterlerangis.com/about-peter/bio/.)
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great, as always,
By A Customer
This review is from: Watchers #5: Island (Paperback)
This book, like the others, is a little spooky, but that's okay. It's about a girl who is really unhappy. Then she meets a boy who takes her to a mysterious island. The island is sort of spooky, because you just know that there's something wrong with it, but that's okay. I can't say any more without ruining the plot. P.S. The Antartica series is a great series for readers that want books that are a little longer. None of the sci-fi stuff, but still great.
2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
One of the best books ever,
A Kid's Review
This review is from: Watchers #5: Island (Paperback)
He is on a ship he and the busboy jump off to swim. they get seperated at a cloud wall (which goes to a different world Onieron that he doesn't know about)he goes there and he finds a picture album he sees a picture with the busboy (the busboy didn't want to live forever in Onieron.) they tell him that if he leaves the island they will die but he doesn't understand why. WHY WOULD THE BUSBOY WANT HIM IN ONIERON?That you can find out when you read WATCHERS ISLAND#5
5.0 out of 5 stars
A Great Book :))),
This review is from: Watchers #5: Island (Paperback)
I red This in school and i thought it was really good and i didn't want to put it down its was an amazing book P.s im 12
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