![]() ![]() And only one thing ever changes: on that day, each year, when. ![]() ![]() But will she be ready for the inevitable day when the boat will come back-and take her away from the only home she’s known, forever?Īcclaimed author Laurel Snyder returns with a powerful, original, unforgettable story of growing up-the things we fight to hold onto, and the things we struggle to let go. Orphan Island is about nine children who live on a mysterious island where everything is perfect. Jinny knows her responsibility now: to teach Ess everything she needs to know about the island, to keep things as they’ve always been. Her newest offering is The Witch of Woodland, a magical modern-day story rooted in the Jewish faith and a strong belief in magic. ![]() The boat arrives for Jinny’s best friend, Deen, replacing him with a new little girl named Ess, and leaving Jinny as the new Elder. Award-winning Atlanta-based author Laurel Snyder is known for her numerous picture books and novels for children, including Orphan Island, and My Jasper June. Only one thing ever changes-on that day, each year, when a boat appears from the mist upon the ocean carrying one young child to join them, and taking the eldest one away, never to return. The sun rises in a sky filled with dancing shapes the wind, water, and trees shelter and protect the nine children who live there when they go to sleep in their cabins, it is with full stomachs and joyful hearts. From acclaimed author Laurel Snyder comes a deep, compelling, heartbreaking, and completely one-of-a-kind literary middle grade novel about a mysterious island where, each year, a boat arrives with one new child. ![]()
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