Ann Kelley
Author of Lost Girls
About the Author
Ann Kelley is a photographer and prize-winning poet whoonce nearly played cricket for Cornwall. She has previouslypublished a collection of poetry and photographs, a book ofphotos of St Ives families and an audio book of cat stories.She lives with her husband and cats on the edge of a cliffin show more Cornwall where they have survived a flood, a landslip, alightning strike and the roof blowing off. show less
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- 1941-12-17
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- 3.7
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Fourteen-year-old Bonnie MacDonald couldn't be more excited for a camping trip on an island off the coast of Thailand with her fellow Amelia Earhart Cadets-the daughters of the men and women stationed there during the Vietnam War. But when a strong current deposits the girls on what their boatman calls the "forbidden island," things take a turn for the worse: A powerful storm comes to destroy their campsite, the smallest of the junior cadets is found dead, and their boatman never returns. What once seemed like a vacation in paradise has become a battle against the elements.
Peppered with short, frantic entries from Bonnie's journal, Lost Girls is a page-turning, heart-pounding adventure story about a group of teen girls fighting for their lives.
Honestly, I wasn't sure if I was ready for a modernized version of Lord of the Flies, but the historical setting caught my eye--and Thailand? Yes, please! I enjoyed learning more about life as a kid following her parents to war, and Bonnie and her friends have many interesting stories and random facts to tell.
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