Books with title The Secret of the Island

Ever since 12-year-old Josh could remember, people told stories about Poplar Island. Indians massacred settlers there, ghosts of pirates walked there, a weird old man lived there alone. Everyone had a story, but no one had really gone to find out more. Josh agreed to explore with his buddy, Teague. The mission is a near disaster when their boat sinks and the boys are at the mercy of the island’s mysterious Mr. Melvin Wright for a boatride home. Josh, who loves boats and who is a genius with small machinery, is determined to buy another boat, an inexpensive wreck that he and Teague can repair. They plan to work at odd jobs for the money. Jimmy, a sleazy teenager, sells the boys a dilapidated scow, which they take into their hearts, and on which they lavish love, elbow grease, and money. But the boys learn that the boat was actually stolen property and must be returned immediately without compensation for their work and expense. Mad and depressed, they commiserate with Melvin, who is a good lis-tener. As their friendship grows, they learn that Melvin is the island’s caretaker. His oyster and rockfish beds help the environment. Soon the three join forces in a mutually beneficial venture. The boys will harvest and sell the fish to local restaurants, thereby earning the money for a new boat. The business is good, and friendship grows. Tragedy strikes when Melvin has a heart attack. Jimmy sneaks onto the island to steal a very special boat to sell to support his drug habit. The boys save Melvin and foil Jimmy’s plot, but not before Josh discovers the boat, takes on Jimmy, and gets the boat to run. This is a wonderful story of friendship and what can go right with a little well-placed Beth Deemer is a native of Maryland.

It formed the third andcompleting part of the Mysterious Island set of tales of adventure.We may count it, taken separately, as next to Robinson Crusoe andpossibly Treasure Island, the best read and the best appreciated bookin all that large group of island-tales and sea-stories to which itbelongs. It gained its vogue immediately in France, Great Britain,and overseas besides being translated, with more or less despatch,into other European tongues. M. Jules Verne must indeed havegained enough by it and its two connective tales to have acquired anisland of his own.

*This Book is annotated (it contains a detailed biography of the author). *An active Table of Contents has been added by the publisher for a better customer experience. *This book has been checked and corrected for spelling errors. This book is a sequel to Twenty Thousand Leagues Under The Sea. A party of British adventurers, who had been ballooning, but whose trip had ended by being cast away on a Pacific island, have various setbacks due to both pirates and convicts who had escaped from jails in mainland Australasia. They realise that at times there appears to be some kind of entity that is looking after them.

Jupe, Pete, and Bob's next case sends them to Skeleton Island, an eerie spot inhabited only by pirates' bones and a young girl's ghost. A movie company has chosen the island as the perfect place to make a scary film, but mysterious events are disrupting the crew. They call in the Three Investigators. But just as the boys arrive on the island, so does the ghost!

This book is a sequel to "Twenty Thousand Leagues Under The Sea". Aparty of British adventurers, who had been ballooning, but whose triphad ended by being cast away on a Pacific island, have various setbacksdue to both pirates and convicts who had escaped from jails in mainlandAustralasia. They realise that at times there appears to be some kindof entity that is looking after them.This entity proves to be none other than Captain Nemo whom the reader isexpected to have met before with his submarine "Nautilus" in "20,000Leagues". Captain Nemo has been living in a huge cave inside the veryvolcanic island, where he is surrounded with immense wealth. But he isnearing the end of his life. We are present at his end. But whathappens after that is of great interest.

How do Santa and the elves relax after they've delivered all of the Christmas Eve gifts? When Sam McGuffin hears the sound of reindeer hooves on Christmas Eve, he can?t resist sneaking out the window and into the back of Santa?s sleigh. He wants to see what the North Pole is really like. But the sleigh isn?t headed to the North Pole that night. It?s destined for Santa?s Island, a top-secret, out-of-this-world vacation paradise. And now Sam is about to receive the ultimate gift from Santa?a day of unforgettable amusements with Santa and his elves?all because he?ll say something to Santa that no other kid has ever thought to utter: ?Thank you.?

Steve is on a round the world sailing trip with his family in their sail yacht. Steve comes from an unconventional family. His parents like to teach the children alternative ways of living, and focus more on experience building than a regular education. Steve is with his two younger sisters and two adult parents. As we progress, Steve meets two separate tribes on the island.

Welcome to Pig Island... a place where Plato, an adorable, little pig, has a big message for humankind! When a young boy learns of a secret awaiting him on a tropical island, inhabited by some curly-tailed creatures, he sets his course across the ocean blue. There he meets a friendly family of pigs that are ready to share their wisdom about why all must join together and care for our universal home, Earth. In The Secret of Pig Island, Plato the pig comes to life with a timely message that all readers, young and old, are sure to embrace. Enjoy reading, and adopting, Plato's message of conservation wrapped in wisdom and love.