Shipwreck Island by S. A. Bodeen

Author:S. A. Bodeen
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781250063236
Publisher: Feiwel & Friends

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Sarah sat on the beach in the hot sun, looking out into the blue waves. The others were sitting a little ways away from her. She still felt like she was swaying, so she shut her eyes. That only made the feeling worse, so she opened them again. Still, she was so relieved to be off the boat and on dry, unmoving land—especially such beautiful dry, unmoving land—that she let Ahab lick her face as long as he wanted. He probably deserved it, after warning them to get off the boat. She held his head still for a moment. “You knew, didn’t you, boy? You knew it was dangerous.”

Out in the cove, Moonflight hadn’t slipped any farther, and actually seemed to have tipped back until it was nearly level, perched halfway out of the water as the hull stayed hung up on the rock. John came and stood there, looking out at the water as he caught his breath. He reached down and ruffled her hair.

She asked, “Is someone coming to get us?”

Her dad said, “The captain filed a float plan.” Then he slapped a hand to his forehead.

“What’s wrong?” asked Sarah.

“He said we’d spend three days on the island, and then he probably allowed a day to return.” He sighed. “So unless the skipper was able to get out a distress call, I suspect no one will start looking until those days are up.”

“So we might be here for days before they come looking for us?” Sarah felt tears well up. “Is this even the island we were heading to?”

“I don’t know for sure, sweetie.” He put his arm around her. “We have supplies. And it sure is a lovely place to be marooned, I’ll give it that.”

He shaded his eyes and turned slowly around in a circle, stopping to face the first row of trees. He pointed and called out to Yvonna. “See those trees?”

Sarah looked where he was pointing.

Three very tall trees had grown together, their thick, wide limbs sprouting out of the enormous trunks. The numerous branches—laden with green leaves and pink flowers—formed a huge umbrella-like canopy that shaded a massive stretch of grassy ground.

“I read my Flora and Fauna of the South Pacific on the plane,” said Nacho. “Those are monkey pod trees! They’re called that because those flowers grow seed pods that you can actually eat.”

John said, “Well, I think those monkey pod trees would make a good shelter. Let’s make camp under them.”

Sarah reluctantly pushed Ahab away and stood up, almost losing her balance as she still felt like she was on a boat. She hoped that feeling would go away, but she grabbed ahold of Ahab for help. He stayed right at her side, wagging his tail, his tongue hanging out as he panted. With Ahab at her heels, she dragged her suitcase through the sand, stopping every few feet to catch her breath. “Stupid wheels.” Finally, she reached the shady grass under the trees and let her suitcase fall on its side.

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