The Island of Dangerous Dreams

By Joan Lowery Nixon

Book Overview

When a valuable artifact disappears, Andrea starts asking questions which put her in grave danger. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0440202582
• ISBN13: 9780440202585
• Release Date: January 1989
• Publisher: Laurel Leaf Library
• Length: 186 Pages
• Weight: 0.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 4.3" x 6.8"
• Age Range: 12 to 17 years
• Grade Range: Grades 7 to 12

Customer Reviews

Trapped On An Island With A Killer

Andrea Ryan is the 17-year-old protagonist in "The Island of Dangerous Dreams". She's being sent away to her Aunt Madelyn's in Palm Beach so her parents can save their dwindling marriage. Andrea isn't too thrilled about the arrangement, to say the least, but she's cooperative. She doesn't like her aunt very much, who reminds her of "the wicked queen in Disney's Snow White" with her designer clothes, black hair, and thin frame. Her aunt is also a maniac about collecting valuable art, and one in particular: a Peruvian artifact which belongs to a close friend of hers, Judge Justin Arlington-Hughes.Not long after Andrea arrives in Palm Beach, she's brought to an island in the Little Bahama Banks with her aunt to see this artifact. Andrea is upset because she knows the gem belongs to the Peruvian government, not smuggled overseas and sold to the highest bidder. However, nobody wants to listen to a self-righteous 17-year-old, and she's quickly snubbed by her aunt and the other three artifact-enthusiasts on the trip.At the island, everyone gets the chance to see the incredible jewel in an after-dinner exhibition by candlelight. However, within seconds, the show turns fatal when the judge is electrocuted while plugging in a worn lamp that appears to have been tampered with. And to top everything off, the jewel is missing. Yet they have no way of contacting authorities because there is no phone or way off the island. So, they are trapped together with a killer and thief until the return boat arrives to save them. But that's several days away, and in the meantime, another guest is killed.Because nobody suspects Andrea, she's able to explore the island on her own and try to find an escape. What she finds, though, is a stranger (Pete Michaels) wandering the island. His boat was damaged, so he decided to anchor it in a nearby cove and look for help ashore. Although she is wary of him, Pete's her only hope of escaping the island. But can she trust him?As a mystery, I would have given this book three stars. There weren't a lot of scares for me, but at least I didn't figure out the culprit until the end. So, even though I wouldn't say it's the best mystery I've ever read, it's certainly a good young adult book, and anyone who likes mysteries, islands, and young female sleuths will probably like it.

YOU HAVE TO READ THIS BOOK!!!

This book was written very well, and I am really glad I chose to write my book report on it!! It kept me guessing until the very end! A must read for anyone even remotely interested in mysteries!!

Good

Very Good, although it's not her best it deserves five stars. It's cleverly written. Also read the Seance and Secret Silent Screams are good books.

It was GREAT! I really enjoyed it! -Rachel

This bok really surprised me I thought it would some old, reguar book but it wasn't at all! I couldn't put it down! It was like I was Andrea on the island! You should deffinately read it! I give it the full 5 stars!

Suspense!!!!!

This book kept you on the edge of your seat!! I couldn't even put it down!! It kept you in constant suspision and it made your stomach turn everytime you read a new scene!! I'm not going to tell you too much about it because you have to read it yourself!!