The Island of Dangerous Dreams

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Summary: Endless Dreams
Review: Andrea didn't want to accompany her aunt and a group of privileged people on a boat trip to the Bahamas to look at a valuable artifact. But she's stuck there now, and angry when she realizes that this is a stolen artifact. All the adults want to own it, but Andrea knows it should be returned to the Peruvian government. Then the object disappears... and someone is found murdered. Who will be next?

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Summary: Trapped On An Island With A Killer
Review: Andrea Ryan is the 17-year-old protagonist in "The Island of Dangerous Dreams". She's being sent away to her Aunt Madelyn's in Palm Beach so her parents can save their dwindling marriage. Andrea isn't too thrilled about the arrangement, to say the least, but she's cooperative. She doesn't like her aunt very much, who reminds her of "the wicked queen in Disney's Snow White" with her designer clothes, black hair, and thin frame. Her aunt is also a maniac about collecting valuable art, and one in particular: a Peruvian artifact which belongs to a close friend of hers, Judge Justin Arlington-Hughes.

Not long after Andrea arrives in Palm Beach, she's brought to an island in the Little Bahama Banks with her aunt to see this artifact. Andrea is upset because she knows the gem belongs to the Peruvian government, not smuggled overseas and sold to the highest bidder. However, nobody wants to listen to a self-righteous 17-year-old, and she's quickly snubbed by her aunt and the other three artifact-enthusiasts on the trip.

At the island, everyone gets the chance to see the incredible jewel in an after-dinner exhibition by candlelight. However, within seconds, the show turns fatal when the judge is electrocuted while plugging in a worn lamp that appears to have been tampered with. And to top everything off, the jewel is missing. Yet they have no way of contacting authorities because there is no phone or way off the island. So, they are trapped together with a killer and thief until the return boat arrives to save them. But that's several days away, and in the meantime, another guest is killed.

Because nobody suspects Andrea, she's able to explore the island on her own and try to find an escape. What she finds, though, is a stranger (Pete Michaels) wandering the island. His boat was damaged, so he decided to anchor it in a nearby cove and look for help ashore. Although she is wary of him, Pete's her only hope of escaping the island. But can she trust him?

As a mystery, I would have given this book three stars. There weren't a lot of scares for me, but at least I didn't figure out the culprit until the end. So, even though I wouldn't say it's the best mystery I've ever read, it's certainly a good young adult book, and anyone who likes mysteries, islands, and young female sleuths will probably like it.

Rating:
Summary: Trapped On An Island With A Killer
Review: Andrea Ryan is the 17-year-old protagonist in "The Island of Dangerous Dreams". She's being sent away to her Aunt Madelyn's in Palm Beach so her parents can save their dwindling marriage. Andrea isn't too thrilled about the arrangement, to say the least, but she's cooperative. She doesn't like her aunt very much, who reminds her of "the wicked queen in Disney's Snow White" with her designer clothes, black hair, and thin frame. Her aunt is also a maniac about collecting valuable art, and one in particular: a Peruvian artifact which belongs to a close friend of hers, Judge Justin Arlington-Hughes.

Not long after Andrea arrives in Palm Beach, she's brought to an island in the Little Bahama Banks with her aunt to see this artifact. Andrea is upset because she knows the gem belongs to the Peruvian government, not smuggled overseas and sold to the highest bidder. However, nobody wants to listen to a self-righteous 17-year-old, and she's quickly snubbed by her aunt and the other three artifact-enthusiasts on the trip.

At the island, everyone gets the chance to see the incredible jewel in an after-dinner exhibition by candlelight. However, within seconds, the show turns fatal when the judge is electrocuted while plugging in a worn lamp that appears to have been tampered with. And to top everything off, the jewel is missing. Yet they have no way of contacting authorities because there is no phone or way off the island. So, they are trapped together with a killer and thief until the return boat arrives to save them. But that's several days away, and in the meantime, another guest is killed.

Because nobody suspects Andrea, she's able to explore the island on her own and try to find an escape. What she finds, though, is a stranger (Pete Michaels) wandering the island. His boat was damaged, so he decided to anchor it in a nearby cove and look for help ashore. Although she is wary of him, Pete's her only hope of escaping the island. But can she trust him?

As a mystery, I would have given this book three stars. There weren't a lot of scares for me, but at least I didn't figure out the culprit until the end. So, even though I wouldn't say it's the best mystery I've ever read, it's certainly a good young adult book, and anyone who likes mysteries, islands, and young female sleuths will probably like it.

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Summary: The Island of Dangerous Dreams
Review: I read the book "The Island of Dangerous Dreams" by Joan Lowery Nixon, I LOVED this book! This book is a mystery, and you don't know what is going to happen until the very end of the book. I don't necessary read a lot, but now Joan Lowery Nixon is one of my favorite authors. If you like mystery books I recommend this book, you should read it! Ok, now back to what the book is about; The main characters name is Andrea, she lives with her mom, and so her mom tells her that when summer comes, she has to go spend time with her aunt, well, she does go even though she thinks her aunt is extremely weird, then this man named Judge Arlington Hews, who works with her aunt tells her she will be needing to attend this business trip at his other house, which happens to be in the Bahamas, well it just so happens that it is the weekend Andrea was planning on coming up. She asks Andrea if she wants to come along, at first she doesn't really want to, but her aunt finally talks her into it. But wait, her aunt never did ask the Judge, well he doesn't really want Andrea to come, but he finally says it is ok. So they all travel on his private boat with a bunch of other people that Andrea and her aunt don't know. They travel to an island, they are going to look at an ancient artifact from Peru, well it just so turns out that the artifact is stolen from the Peruvian government, after everyone sees it; it turns up missing and no one knows where the artifact is. People start dieing, and no body can figure out who is killing them and how they are getting away with it without anyone knowing so, who will be next? Read this book and you will find out!

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Summary: It was GREAT! I really enjoyed it! -Rachel
Review: This bok really surprised me I thought it would some old, reguar book but it wasn't at all! I couldn't put it down! It was like I was Andrea on the island! You should deffinately read it! I give it the full 5 stars!

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Summary: Suspense!!!!!
Review: This book kept you on the edge of your seat!! I couldn't even put it down!! It kept you in constant suspision and it made your stomach turn everytime you read a new scene!! I'm not going to tell you too much about it because you have to read it yourself!!

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Summary: My favorite so far
Review: This book was excellent. The beginning is kind of boring but after you meet Pete in this book, you don't want to put it down. I definetly recommend this book to all the people who read Joan Lowery Nixon or mystery readers!!

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Summary: Endless Dreams
Review: This book was OK, but not the best of her books. This book was a not as good version of "The Name of the Game was Murder". This book is about a seventeen year old girl who goes to an island with her aunt and someone is murdered(Sounds like "Name of the Game"). I think this book was poorly written and I wouldn't spend my money on this particular piece. Instead I recommened "The Name of the Game was Murder", "The Other Side of Dark", and "A Deadly Game of Magic"

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Summary: Not the worst....Not the best
Review: This book was OK, but not the best of her books. This book was a not as good version of "The Name of the Game was Murder". This book is about a seventeen year old girl who goes to an island with her aunt and someone is murdered(Sounds like "Name of the Game"). I think this book was poorly written and I wouldn't spend my money on this particular piece. Instead I recommened "The Name of the Game was Murder", "The Other Side of Dark", and "A Deadly Game of Magic"

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Summary: YOU HAVE TO READ THIS BOOK!!!
Review: This book was written very well, and I am really glad I chose to write my book report on it!! It kept me guessing until the very end! A must read for anyone even remotely interested in mysteries!!