![]() ![]() It is thoughtful, wise and, perhaps more importantly, unwavering in its honesty. Orphan Island is a meditation on growing up - on what happens when we ask tough questions and realize we may never get answers. Jinny knows her responsibilities as the oldest kid on the island, but will she abide by the “rules” as she counts down to the inevitable arrival of the green boat to take her away, or will she buck tradition and mess up the island’s peace in the process? RELATED: Looking for more tween books? Happily Ever Elephants has you covered! ![]() ![]() When Jinny’s best friend Deen is taken at this “Changing,” Jinny suddenly becomes the group’s “elder” and must care for the new arrival. While all seems perfect in paradise, there is one day of the year when a strange green boat glides to the shore to drop off a new child… and take the oldest one away. Young Jinny is one of nine children - orphans, to be exact– living on a mysterious, idyllic island. These are the issues the protagonist in Laurel Snyder’s startlingly beautiful new novel, Orphan Island, ponders throughout the story. Who am I? Where did I come from? When does childhood end and the next phase begin? These are just some of the perplexing questions our children grapple with from the time they are young– but in all honesty, do these questions ever really go away? Do we ever stop wondering who we are, and when and how the next chapter of our lives will unfold? ![]()
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