Level 3
ESL B2Desolation Island
Author Dan Smith
Mystery and Thriller
The Antarctic isn’t Ava’s idea of an ideal holiday destination, but her father is a photographer who loves adventure. There should be other inhabitants where Ava and her family are camping: scientists who live in a monitoring station, plus a colony of penguins and other animals. But something is very wrong with the wildlife…
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Chapters
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Chapter 1 Antarctic Archipelago
A team of scientists make a strange discovery on Desolation Island while fixing some machinery. Two days later, Ava and her family arrive on the island for the adventure of a lifetime...
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Chapter 2 Trouble in Ghost Town
A stranger appears, behaving wildly. Ava and her family come face to face with the danger of the island, but it is so shocking that they cannot really comprehend it...
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Chapter 3 From Bad to Worse
The Foley family are left in the freezing conditions with no equipment. They have little choice except to find shelter if they are going to survive the night, but there is no guarantee of their safety
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Chapter 4 Infestation
Ava must find her parents, but is it too late to save her father? She needs to visit the monitoring station to get help, but the situation there is gruesome...
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Chapter 5 Escape
Ava faces a terrible choice. Should she believe Cross and free her? Or should she get back to her parents? She has no time to think because danger is all around her...
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