Scar Island, Dan Gemeinhart
Scar Island, Dan Gemeinhart
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Scar Island

Author: Dan Gemeinhart

Narrator: MacLeod Andrews

Unabridged: 7 hr 22 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 01/03/2017

Synopsis

Dan Gemeinhart brings his signature blend of action, heart, and beautiful writing to a tale of misfits struggling to survive.Jonathan Grisby is the newest arrival at the Slabhenge Reformatory School for Troubled Boys--an ancient, crumbling fortress of gray stone rising up from the ocean. It is dark, damp, and dismal. And it is just the place Jonathan figures he deserves.Because Jonathan has done something terrible. And he's willing to accept whatever punishment he has coming.Just as he's getting used to his new situation, however, a freak accident leaves the troubled boys of Slabhenge without any adult supervision. Suddenly the kids are free, with an entire island to themselves. But freedom brings unexpected danger. And if Jonathan can't come to terms with the sins of his past and lead his new friends to safety... then every boy on the island is doomed.Dan Gemeinhart's most gripping novel yet, this is a tale of misfits and outcasts at odds and in peril, and a redemption story that shines a light on dark truths to reveal that the strongest prisons of all are the ones we build for ourselves.

About Dan Gemeinhart

Dan Gemeinhart is a teacher-librarian and father of three daughters. His debut novel, The Honest Truth, was a New York Times Editors' Choice selection, an Amazon.com Best Book of the Month, and an Indie Next List pick. His follow-up, Some Kind of Courage, was met with critical acclaim, garnering two starred reviews. Dan lives with his family in Cashmere, Washington. Visit him at dangemeinhart.com.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Scott on August 09, 2016

Dan has done it again! Another gripping story sure to satisfy all readers. This time Dan brings us an amazing story of loss, leadership, survival, and redemption. Along the way of this story, which is nearly impossible to put down, Dan gives us strong emotion and locations we can close our eyes and s......more

Goodreads review by Jana on January 18, 2017

I had the opportunity to share a copy of Scar Island by Dan Gemeinhart with my BookRelays Twitter group. What an intense, exciting book! It is the story of Jonathan Grisby, a young man who has been sent to the Slabhenge Reformatory School for Troubled Boys. This institution is in a massive, albeit c......more

Goodreads review by Abby on August 10, 2016

Couldn't put it down!......more

Goodreads review by Leigh Anne on September 12, 2016

I won an ARC of Scar Island in a Twitter giveaway by the author. I was one lucky winner! One thing I feel makes a great writer is when each one of their books has a different feel. This is what I have felt when I read all of Gemeinhart's books. Scar Island will reach a reader that might be different......more

Goodreads review by Jacqueline on January 02, 2017

I wanted to finish this before midnight 2016, but fell about 75 pages short, so it's my first finish of the new year and my last book of 2016. Lord of the Flies with an interesting twist. I like it for parent read aloud - if for no other reason than the opportunity to talk about how your secret fail......more

Quotes

Praise for The Honest Truth:A New York Times Editors' Choice selectionAn Amazon.com Best Book of the MonthAn Indie Next List selection*"An emotionally hard-hitting survival story... A gripping page-turner." -- Publishers Weekly, starred review"An impressive combination of suspenseful adventure thriller and cancer narrative... Touching but unsentimental, this is a deeply moving adventure." -- Booklist"Gemeinhart presents a rousingly riveting two-hanky read." -- Kirkus ReviewsPraise for Some Kind of Courage:*"This is true adventure with strong underpinnings of moral courage and love... Poignant and real." -- Kirkus Reviews, starred review*"Exhilarating and enthralling, Courage promises even the most reluctant readers a breakneck adventure that will keep them turning the pages with utter devotion." -- Booklist, starred review"This is a terrific book, morally thoughtful and wonderfully well told, that 9- to 14-year-olds are likely to cover at a gallop." -- The Wall Street Journal

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