Damselfly

DamselflyTheir survival is in their own hands Samantha Mishra opens her eyes and discovers she's alone and injured in the thick of a jungle. She has no idea where she is, or what happened to the plane taking her and the rest of the Drake Rosemont fencing team across the Pacific for a tournament. Once Sam connects with her best friend, Mel, and they find the others, they set up shelter and hope for rescue. But as the days pass, the teens realize they're on

Their survival is in their own hands...Samantha Mishra opens her eyes and discovers she's alone and injured in the thick of a jungle. She has no idea where she is, or what happened to the plane taking her and the rest of the Drake Rosemont fencing team across the Pacific for a tournament. Once Sam connects with her best friend, Mel, and they find the others, they set up shelter and hope for rescue. But as the days pass, the teens realize they're on their own, stranded on an island with a mysterious presence that taunts and threatens them. Soon Sam and her companions discover they need to survive more than the jungle... they need to survive each other.This taut novel, with a setting evocative of Lord of the Flies, is by turns cinematic and intimate, and always thought-provoking.

Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Scholastic Press
Published: 03/27/2018
ISBN: 9780545907927
Pages: 272
Weight: 0.85lbs
Size: 8.30h x 5.60w x 1.20d

Review Citations: Kirkus Reviews 12/15/2017
School Library Journal 01/01/2018
Voice of Youth Advocates 02/01/2018 - Recommended - Better Than Most
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 03/01/2018

Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 197248 / Damselfly
Reading Level: 4.9 / Interest Level: Upper Grade / Point Value: 9