The classic story of the Swiss Family Robinson becomes a thrilling adventure in paradise.

Cloaked in mystery, Auralia grows up among criminals outside the walls of House Abascar, where vicious beastmen lurk in shadow. There, she discovers an unsettling -- and forbidden -- talent for crafting colors that enchant all who behold them, including Abascar's hard-hearted king, an exiled wizard, and a prince who keeps dangerous secrets.

Genevieve Rodriguez is less than thrilled when her older brother's best friend, Deo, runs off and marries Whit, the girl who doesn't even deserve him. At least that's what Gen believes. And so what if everyone thinks it's just a stupid crush? She's had a thing for Deo for as far back as she can remember. Freshly heartbroken and downright annoyed, Genevieve is also one 'D' away from getting kicked out of school. In other words, life could be...

Experiencing an infatuation at one time or another for a famous heartthrob while growing up is not uncommon for the typical adolescent girl. Unfortunately, the odds statistically of ever meeting a celebrity crush in person at any age are one out of a million. Furthermore, the chances of ever becoming stranded alone, in a remote cabin in the woods with that same childhood heartthrob, are zero out of a billion. Until now… Sage Cassava idolized and...

Jane, Buzz, Carter, and Vanessa, aged nine to thirteen, are on a sailing trip in the South Pacific intended to help them bond in their newly-blended family when a massive storm strands them on a deserted island.

Malik is kidnapped on the day he's to be married to Roman. Malik escapes and they search for the culprit, but open a box of secrets instead.

"Being shipwrecked on a jungle island in the middle of the South Pacific was bad enough. But now that Carter, Vanessa, Buzz and Jane have lost their boat--and almost everything on board--to another violent storm, it's like starting over. That means finding food and shelter, making fire for the first time, dealing with the wild boars that roam the island--and of course, figuring out how to get along (and not kill each other in the process)"--Page 4...

Presents information about the dangers of being lost at sea and the types of skills needed for survival, with three accounts of people who became lost and used their knowledge of the ocean to survive.

In early 2007, Loic Pillois and Guilhem Nayral went on a 60-mile hike in the Amazon rain forest in French Guiana. Despite having a map and a compass, the two friends became hopelessly lost. They built fires, hoping to attract the attention of planes passing overhead, but their efforts didn't work. For weeks Loic and Guilhem survived by eating frogs, centipedes, turtles, and bird-eating spiders. Would the two men be able to find their way back to civilization...

In September 2013, 72-year-old Gene Penaflor was hunting for deer in California's Mendocino National Forest when he fell onto rocky terrain and was knocked unconscious. When he awoke, the hunter was disoriented and lost. Days went by but rescuers did not come. To survive, Gene ate squirrels, frogs, and lizards. He kept himself warm in the subfreezing temperatures by building small fires and covering himself with leaves and grass. Would help arrive...