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Book cover Megan's Island
Willo Davis Roberts (1988) , 160-200 pages
Audience: Intermediate (4th-6th grade)
Category: Adventure, Mystery, Realistic Fiction


Eleven-year-old Megan and her family mysteriously leave in the middle of the night to go to Grandpa's a week before school is over. Why is her mother afraid to tell her what's going on? After learning that strangers are trying to find her and her brother, she finds a wonderful island where she and her friends can camp and hide. Will they be rescued before it's too late? What Megan discovers turns her world upside-down. Real crimes and realistic characters are used and the suspense will keep you turning the pages until the very end.

Reviewed by: Loretta / North County Regional Library
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Comments from Readers

Hannah, age 11 from Missouri
Loved this book. It is so wonderful. I just couldn't comprehend how Davis grasped the idea for such a beautiful book.

Logan, age 11 from California
Greatest book ever! It puts pictures in you mind like as in reality!


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