islands

Monkey is stuck on an island made of desserts, and Fox on one made of dirt and rocks, but as time passes, fortunes change and they learn about sharing and caring.

A graphic adaptation of L.M. Montgomery's "Anne of Green Gables" in which Anne, an eleven-year-old orphan, is sent by mistake to live with a lonely, middle-aged brother and sister on a Prince Edward Island farm and proceeds to make an indelible impression on everyone around her.

Based on the true story of Alexander Selkirk, who survived alone for almost five years on an uninhabited island off the coast of Chile. Verne's novel tells the story of five men and a dog who land in a balloon on a faraway, fantastic island of bewildering goings-on and their struggle to survive as they uncover the island's secret.

"Sophia's earliest memory is of drowning. She remembers the darkness of the water and the briny taste as it filled her throat, the sensation of going under. She remembers hands pulling her back to safety, but that memory is impossible--she's never been to the ocean. But then Sophia gets a mysterious call about an island named Bitter Rock, and learns that she and her mother were there fifteen years ago--and her mother never returned. The hunt for answers lures her to Bitter Rock, but the more she uncovers, the clearer it is that her mother is just one in a chain of disappearances. People have been vanishing from Bitter Rock for decades, leaving only their ghostly echoes behind. Sophia is the only one who can break the cycle--or risk becoming nothing more than another echo haunting the island"--From the publisher's web site.

Explores how atolls are formed, and the relationship between underwater volcanoes and coral reefs.

The Silva family is vacationing in Australia when a nearby volcano erupts and a tsunami moves in.

"After their victory in Texas, the Pawtriots are en route back home to Washington, DC. But when a massive storm on the Atlantic Ocean rolls in, Sergeant Rico and his team take shelter on a mysterious island in the Caribbean"--Provided by publisher.

"The family curse has been lifted, and the Widdershins sisters--Betty, Fliss, and Charlie--are free to leave the misty prison isle of Crowstone. But when a mysterious girl arrives at their inn accompanied by a will-o'-the-wisp, or ghost, it seems another adventure has landed on their doorstep. The stranger, named Willow, is an escaped prisoner from nearby Lament, desperate to clear her father's name before he's executed for a crime he didn't commit. Then Charlie is kidnapped by poachers, swept away on a dangerous mission in search of pirate treasure that's protected by a vengeful ghost. Betty, Fliss, and Willow pile into their trusty boat and embark on another incredible adventure, one that involves ghosts, fierce pirates, and a journey to a mythic island that exists only in legends. Can they save their sister--and themselves--once more?"--Provided by the publisher.

After she saves her island when it is threatened by a spirit-driven storm, Mayara is forced to reveal that she has the power to control the spirits and is sent to an island of bloodthirsty spirits as punishment, but if she survives, she will become an heir to the queen.

Taking care of a baby left with them at the end of the tourist season helps a family come to terms with the death of their own infant son.