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DR. FRANKLIN'S ISLAND Ann Halam Hardcover Wendy Lamb Books | May 2002 | $14.95 | 0-385-73008-X | Ages 12 up

Have you ever wanted to be on one of the Survivor shows— Pitted against other people to prove you are the strongest and the bravest, and possibly win big bucks? Miranda, Semi, and Arnie received a taste of that experience by surviving a plane crash and swimming to a small tropical island, but they had no idea just how twisted their adventure would become.

After realizing there was no rescue coming for them, they become more adept at living on their own, building shelters and scavenging for food, and they begin to seriously look for a way off the island. After 40 days, Arnie disappears and Miranda and Semi go looking for him. When they find a road and hear a vehicle, they shout for joy, knowing they have been rescued. However, their expectations of home and Mom and Dad are shattered when they are held hostage by a crazy scientist who conducts experiments transferring animal genes to humans—and who changes Miranda, Arnie, and Semi to animals. What animals do they become? Is it permanent? And will they ever get off the island to live a normal life?

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Prepared by Susan Geye, Library Media Specialist, Crowley Ninth Grade Campus, Crowley, TX

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