Jane, Buzz, Carter, and Vanessa, aged nine to thirteen, are on a sailing trip in the South Pacific intended to help them bond in their newly-blended family when a massive storm strands them on a deserted island.

Jane, Buzz, Carter, and Vanessa, aged nine to thirteen, are on a sailing trip in the South Pacific intended to help them bond in their newly-blended family when a massive storm strands them on a deserted island.

For Vanessa, Buzz, Carter, and Jane, this trip was meant to serve as a way for them to become better acquainted. Since the four of them are now in the same family, a vacation seemed the perfect way to do just that. But a huge storm has caused them to end up on an island with no one to help them but themselves.

Trapped for eleven days on a deserted island, Jane, Buzz, Carter and Vanessa must venture deeper into the jungles of the island, where they discover a secret and find danger at every turn.

The story continues....The first time around, the kids had to figure out a way to work together and survive on a deserted island. This was hard for a blended family that had just been put together?Vanessa and Buzz?s dad married Jane and Carter?s mom?but they still managed to make it and get in touch with their parents? Or so they thought. Stranded on a new island, with dangers they've never before encountered, Carter, Vanessa, Buzz, and Jane find themselves in a desperate situation. They've raced for their lives, but their adventure isn't over yet. Before they can finally escape Shadow Island, they'll have to pull together all their strength and courage and tackle one final challenge.

Just as they are about to be rescued from their stay on Nowhere Island, Jane, Buzz, Carter and Vanessa find themselves stranded on another island when their dinghy is swept away by a strong current.

When Carter, Vanessa, Buzz, and Jane found themselves stranded on Shadow Island, they had no idea what they were getting into. Now, one of their group is missing, and the stakes just keep getting higher. This is going to be a fight to the finish if they ever want to make it home again. It's going to take courage. It's going to take strength. It's going to take luck. And in the end, one rash decision could change everything--when everything is at stake.

"Being shipwrecked on a jungle island in the middle of the South Pacific was bad enough. But now that Carter, Vanessa, Buzz and Jane have lost their boat--and almost everything on board--to another violent storm, it's like starting over. That means finding food and shelter, making fire for the first time, dealing with the wild boars that roam the island--and of course, figuring out how to get along (and not kill each other in the process)"--Page 4 of cover.