[bksvol-discuss] Re: submitted
- From: "Merrill Louise" <STARBASEWILDGOOSE@xxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 18 Aug 2004 21:51:10 -0400
Cindy, there might have been treasure. The Squaw Island story sounds sort of
like that. I was very young so it was very scary when the youngest, a girl,
started counting her steps and discovered it took fewer and fewer to get to
the water's edge. It took her a while to convince her older, wiser brothers
that there was a big problem. I may have run across the book later in
Talking Book form. The first time, it was read to me. The only thing I know
for sure is it's not Island of the Blue Dolphin--a great book, but very
scary and sad. Thanks for trying to come up with a title.
Merrill Louise, Pastor
The Judson Fellowship
Jamestown, New York
cell/office 716.969.2840
"With all my heart I praise the Lord, and I am glad because of God my
Savior. (Luke 1:46-47)
----- Original Message -----
From: "Cindy" <popularplace@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, August 18, 2004 8:25 PM
Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: submitted
> Merrill, I put all kinds of search terms into google
> and found a lot of books about stranded children and
> islands but nothing that sounds like that. It sounds
> interesting, though. There is an island off the coast
> of Maine like that, apparently, and I found a story
> about children finding treasure on Squaw Island (I
> can't remember now if that's the Maine island or not)
> and then finding the island had disappeared when they
> tried to go back, but I didn't find children stranded
> on a disappearing island.
>
> Good luck. Maybe the title will come to you in your
> sleep.
>
> Cindy
>
>
> --- Merrill Louise <STARBASEWILDGOOSE@xxxxxxxxxx>
> wrote:
>
> > The story I'm thinking of, if anyone can come up
> > with the title, is about
> > these children, possibly some brothers and sisters,
> > who get stranded on an
> > island. Everything is fine until they realize that
> > the water is starting to
> > overwhelm the island. The water comes up and up, or
> > the island is sinking--I
> > can't remember which--until there's just about no
> > island left. They're
> > rescued at that point. I think there is a sequel,
> > too. This island appears
> > and disappears over long stretches of time and there
> > are legends about it.
> > That's what I remember.
> > Merrill Louise, Pastor
> > The Judson Fellowship
> > Jamestown, New York
> > cell/office 716.969.2840
> > "With all my heart I praise the Lord, and I am
> > glad because of God my
> > Savior. (Luke 1:46-47)
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Sarah Van Oosterwijck"
> > <curiousentity@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Sent: Wednesday, August 18, 2004 1:01 PM
> > Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: submitted
> >
> >
> > > Sorry, my book doesn't have a shrinking island in
> > it, but I'll let you
> > know
> > > if I ever happen to come across a book like that.
> > It is fun when you
> > come
> > > across a book on bookshare that you remember
> > reading a long time ago. I
> > > accidentally found Gone Away Lake, which I read and
> > liked, when I didn't
> > know
> > > the title because I just happened to download it
> > for validation. :-)
> > >
> > > Sarah Van Oosterwijck
> > > curious entity at earthlink dot net
> > >
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: "Merrill Louise"
> > <STARBASEWILDGOOSE@xxxxxxxxxx>
> > > To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > > Sent: Wednesday, August 18, 2004 6:15 AM
> > > Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: submitted
> > >
> > >
> > > > Is this the book where the island shrinks? That
> > was a children's
> > adventure
> > > I
> > > > read when I was very young and very much enjoyed
> > it, but I don't
> > remember
> > > > title or author and so can't find it again.
> > > > Merrill Louise, Pastor
> > > > The Judson Fellowship
> > > > Jamestown, New York
> > > > cell/office 716.969.2840
> > > > "With all my heart I praise the Lord, and I am
> > glad because of God my
> > > > Savior. (Luke 1:46-47)
> > > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > > From: "Sarah Van Oosterwijck"
> > <curiousentity@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > > > To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > > > Sent: Tuesday, August 17, 2004 11:59 PM
> > > > Subject: [bksvol-discuss] submitted
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > > I just submitted Swallows and Amazons by
> > Arthur Ransome. It is 351
> > > pages
> > > > > long and has been thoroughly edited. My
> > comment explains the only
> > > > weirdness
> > > > > with the book, which will be an admins call,
> > so nothing should need to
> > > be
> > > > > changed by the validator.
> > > > >
> > > > > The book is a children's book, and was one of
> > the best books I read as
> > a
> > > > kid.
> > > > > I didn't want to send the tape back when I was
> > done with it in fact.
> > :-)
> > > > It
> > > > > is a pretty realistic adventure story about
> > the kids and their small
> > > sail
> > > > > boat, and camping out on an island.
> > > > >
> > > > > Sarah Van Oosterwijck
> > > > > curious entity at earthlink dot net
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