Orphan Island, Laurel Snyder
Orphan Island, Laurel Snyder
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Orphan Island

Author: Laurel Snyder

Narrator: Kim Mai Guest

Unabridged: 7 hr 46 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 05/30/2017


Synopsis

A National Book Award Longlist title! ""A wondrous book, wise and wild and deeply true."" —Kelly Barnhill, Newbery Medal-winning author of The Girl Who Drank the Moon""This is one of those books that haunts you long after you read it. Thought-provoking and magical."" —Rick Riordan, author of the Percy Jackson seriesIn the tradition of modern-day classics like Sara Pennypacker's Pax and Lois Lowry's The Giver comes a deep, compelling, heartbreaking, and completely one-of-a-kind novel about nine children who live on a mysterious island.On the island, everything is perfect. The sun rises in a sky filled with dancing shapes; the wind, water, and trees shelter and protect those who live there; when the nine children go to sleep in their cabins, it is with full stomachs and joy in their hearts.And only one thing ever changes: on that day, each year, when a boat appears from the mist upon the ocean carrying one young child to join them—and taking the eldest one away, never to be seen again.Today’s Changing is no different. The boat arrives, taking away Jinny’s best friend, Deen, replacing him with a new little girl named Ess, and leaving Jinny as the new Elder. Jinny knows her responsibility now—to teach Ess everything she needs to know about the island, to keep things as they’ve always been.But will she be ready for the inevitable day when the boat will come back—and take her away forever from the only home she’s known?""A unique and compelling story about nine children who live with no adults on a mysterious island. Anyone who has ever been scared of leaving their family will love this book"" (from the Brightly.com review, which named Orphan Island a best book of 2017).

About Laurel Snyder

Laurel Snyder is the author of many picture books and novels for children, including National Book Award nominee Orphan Island, the Geisel Award winner Charlie & Mouse, the Sydney Taylor Award winner The Longest Night, and the National Jewish Book Award honoree The Witch of Woodland. A graduate of the Iowa Writers’ Workshop, she lives in Atlanta with her family. She can be found online at laurelsnyder.com.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Rick on August 13, 2017

This is one of those books that haunts you long after you read it. The premise is simple enough: A mysterious island with exactly nine inhabitants, all children. Every year or so, a self-piloting boat appears out of the strange fog that encircles the island. The boat drops off a new young child — so......more

Goodreads review by Hannah on November 15, 2017

Nine children reside on Orphan Island. On the day of the Changing, a green boat arrives to deliver a new child and whisk the eldest child away – never to be seen again. Jinny, now the eldest after her best friend’s departure, is tasked with raising the newest delivery, known as her Care. The next ti......more

Goodreads review by Betsy on July 10, 2017

*spoiler alert on the whole darn review, actually* I spend more time than I’d like thinking about what makes a person and how that person is an entirely new creation at different stages of life. Are you the same person that you were as a kid? If you’ve changed then does that make you someone new? Be......more

Goodreads review by Hilary on April 11, 2020

We thought this was going to be a 5 star for us. Such a great idea for a story. Nine orphans on an island, they arrive roughly a year apart and first arrive as toddlers. When a toddler arrives in a boat the Elder gets in and the boat takes them away. Nobody remembers before or knows what happens aft......more

Goodreads review by WeaselPwnage on December 06, 2020

I work at Mastermind Toys in BC, Canada, and my store received an advance reader's copy of this book I can honestly say I absolutely loved the way this book was written, and the way the story unfolded. Why the 2 star review you may be asking? The ending. The ending of the book ruined the entire story f......more