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The pressure mounts when Will's injury starts to worsen and his fever rises. He begins to become delirious and slips into unconsciousness, and, as Ian states, if he is not taken to a doctor soon, he may not make it. He is given antibiotics from an abandoned army dispensary in the jungle, though the medicine is in short supply. A plan is made to escape, which involves J.J. stowing away in the smugglers' plane with the hope that he might be ransomed to his rich father and then he getting the castaways rescued. J.J. attempts to stay hidden but is eventually discovered by the smugglers, who try to force information out of him, asking if anyone else was present on the island. One of the men makes a motion to shoot J.J., but J.J. makes it clear that he is the son of a Hollywood director, and is worth a lot of money if he were to be ransomed. Held captive for a few days, J.J. soon realizes that he will be killed once the smugglers have the money from his father. He attempts to escape and succeeds, and in the process collides with a police cruiser. Meanwhile, on the island, Will's fever from the infected bullet wound is getting higher and the castaways are forced to operate on Will to remove the bullet with supplies from the army camp near the bomb. The operation is a success, as Will regains consciousness a few days later, and the castaways prepare to escape the island by the yellow raft. They sail for 6 hours before being rescued by a U.S. Marine scuba diver, who takes them on a helicopter with J.J. on board. Back in civilization, all are present when the scientists open up the atomic bomb Junior. Everyone is surprised when the Uranium core is not present in the bomb, which was replaced by a piece of paper with the word "KA-BOOM!!". Mr. Radford (a man from the ship) is later arrested in a bar for six hits of attempted murder to innocent civilians. |
The pressure mounts when Will's injury starts to worsen and his fever rises. He begins to become delirious and slips into unconsciousness, and, as Ian states, if he is not taken to a doctor soon, he may not make it. He is given antibiotics from an abandoned army dispensary in the jungle, though the medicine is in short supply. A plan is made to escape, which involves J.J. stowing away in the smugglers' plane with the hope that he might be ransomed to his rich father and then he getting the castaways rescued. J.J. attempts to stay hidden but is eventually discovered by the smugglers, who try to force information out of him, asking if anyone else was present on the island. One of the men makes a motion to shoot J.J., but J.J. makes it clear that he is the son of a Hollywood director, and is worth a lot of money if he were to be ransomed. Held captive for a few days, J.J. soon realizes that he will be killed once the smugglers have the money from his father. He attempts to escape and succeeds, and in the process collides with a police cruiser. Meanwhile, on the island, Will's fever from the infected bullet wound is getting higher and the castaways are forced to operate on Will to remove the bullet with supplies from the army camp near the bomb. The operation is a success, as Will regains consciousness a few days later, and the castaways prepare to escape the island by the yellow raft. They sail for 6 hours before being rescued by a U.S. Marine scuba diver, who takes them on a helicopter with J.J. on board. Back in civilization, all are present when the scientists open up the atomic bomb Junior. Everyone is surprised when the Uranium core is not present in the bomb, which was replaced by a piece of paper with the word "KA-BOOM!!". Mr. Radford (a man from the ship) is later arrested in a bar for six hits of attempted murder to innocent civilians.and the they went down hil and made love and the humped and humped and humped and then the had sex |
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Island is a novel trilogy by Canadian author Gordon Korman. The books are set in contemporary times and designed for young teenagers.
Plot summary
Island 1: Shipwreck
We are introduced at the beginning of the novel to the six troubled children who are part of a new scheme called 'Charting a New Course', or CNC, an extensive program that removes troubled children from society and forces them to cope with hardship and problem-solving aboard the Phoenix, a ship headed for Guam. There they supposedly learn the values of teamwork. They are the sibling rivals Will, 13, and Lyssa, 12, Greenfield; framed felon Luke Haggerty, 13; exercise addict Charla Swann, 12; Discovery Channel-dependent and couch potato Ian Sikorsky, 11; and rich, famous Hollywood director son, attention seeking JJ Lane, 14. After leaving Guam, a severe storm hits, seriously damaging the ship and washing the captain overboard. He is later presumed dead. They are abandoned by the ship's first mate, Mr. Radford, when the ship, day by day, begins to flood. After a failed attempt to repair the broken engine, resulting in an explosion that burns and sinks the ship, Luke, Charla, Ian, and Will find themselves deserted on an island after a week of drifting on a piece of wreckage from the ship. The status of Lyssa and JJ are unknown, and are presumed dead by the others. Will is unconscious upon arrival at the island. Parched with thirst and hunger, Ian, Charla, and Luke prepare to scour the nearby jungle for food.
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Island 3: Escape
The pressure mounts when Will's injury starts to worsen and his fever rises. He begins to become delirious and slips into unconsciousness, and, as Ian states, if he is not taken to a doctor soon, he may not make it. He is given antibiotics from an abandoned army dispensary in the jungle, though the medicine is in short supply. A plan is made to escape, which involves J.J. stowing away in the smugglers' plane with the hope that he might be ransomed to his rich father and then he getting the castaways rescued. J.J. attempts to stay hidden but is eventually discovered by the smugglers, who try to force information out of him, asking if anyone else was present on the island. One of the men makes a motion to shoot J.J., but J.J. makes it clear that he is the son of a Hollywood director, and is worth a lot of money if he were to be ransomed. Held captive for a few days, J.J. soon realizes that he will be killed once the smugglers have the money from his father. He attempts to escape and succeeds, and in the process collides with a police cruiser. Meanwhile, on the island, Will's fever from the infected bullet wound is getting higher and the castaways are forced to operate on Will to remove the bullet with supplies from the army camp near the bomb. The operation is a success, as Will regains consciousness a few days later, and the castaways prepare to escape the island by the yellow raft. They sail for 6 hours before being rescued by a U.S. Marine scuba diver, who takes them on a helicopter with J.J. on board. Back in civilization, all are present when the scientists open up the atomic bomb Junior. Everyone is surprised when the Uranium core is not present in the bomb, which was replaced by a piece of paper with the word "KA-BOOM!!". Mr. Radford (a man from the ship) is later arrested in a bar for six hits of attempted murder to innocent civilians.and the they went down hil and made love and the humped and humped and humped and then the had sex
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