make it.” It was a painful thought, one that packed the wallop of a sledgehammer. But the castaways had more pressing problems the need for food, the need for shelter, the need to help their unconscious friend. So they set aside their grieving and made plans to explore the island that had risen from the sea to save their lives. ABOUT THE AUTHOR GORDON KORMAN is the author of more than thirty-five books for children and young adults, including most recentlyThe Chicken Doesn’t Skate , the Slapshots series, andLiar, Liar, Pants on Fire . He lives in Long Island with his wife and son. Although he has never been stranded on a desert island, he did a lot of research to write this, his first adventure novel. About this Title This eBook was created using ReaderWorksŽPublisher 2.0, produced by OverDrive, Inc. For more information about ReaderWorks, please visit us on the Web atwww.overdrive.com/readerworks