From Goodreads,
"It's up to Sarah Robinson to save her shipwrecked family from a time-traveling "curator" of souls and a treasure-hunting criminal in Book 3 of the Shipwreck Island series.
Sarah Robinson and her family are shipwrecked on a remote and mysterious island. Their food is scarce and there's no sign of rescue. They have seen strange creatures, rescued a mysterious girl, and found The Curator, who has captured Sarah's father and stepbrother to use in a bizarre time-travel experiment. And then the only man who knows about the island comes back--he's looking for buried treasure and won't leave without it, even if it means leaving the Robinsons stranded. Sarah knows an important key to finding the treasure, but will she keep it a secret?"
We are back with the third book in this series! I've enjoyed all of these extremely quick reads. And I'm extremely excited to get the final book from the library at school and get it read.
Trapped follows the first two books, Shipwreck Island and Lost. Sarah and Marco have gone to find Sarah's dad and Marco's younger brother. The end up meeting the Curator of the island who happens to be an alien. After showing them scenes of his planet and what happened, Sarah and Marco decide to try to help him to save their family and his planet. The Curator, named Leo, explains why there are strange creatures everywhere. He is looking for something called a progenitor and explains that it had been traced back to the island. Marco soon realizes that the progenitor is in a trunk he pulled off the ship they were on in the first book. They try to hurry to get the progenitor, but a man named Fox appears at the island. Fox has been searching for "his" treasure and will do anything it takes to get it. The book ends as all of the kids race to save each other and their families.
I enjoyed the sci-fi twists that happened in this book. There were hints at the sci-fi storyline in the second book, but this one really ramped everything up as we were introduced to Leo who is from another planet. I love that he was able to show Marco and Sarah everything that had happened that led his people to flee their planet. The entire alien plotline was completely unexpected, but also really exciting to see how Bodeen weaved it into this story of survival. I think she also did a great job of subtlety bringing in the fact that our planet will eventually reach a point where there is no return. Leo mentions that if Sarah and Marco help him save his planet that Leo's people would be able to help the people of Earth if it ever came to it. I would have loved if Bodeen had spent a little more time talking about our planet and what is happening to it. I think it was a great opportunity to bring some environmental awareness to young kids and it maybe make a change starting with the next generation.
As I mentioned in my last review, a map would have been a great addition to this story. I also think that some illustrations would have been an excellent addition. There are many unique things in this story from the mashed up animals to the scenery. I kept trying to visualize what the mashup was of the animal that killed Leo's grandfather and is now stalking them all in the woods. Obviously a black panther is one of them. But it kept mentioning a long red tail and a red beard. I cannot think of any animal that has a red beard besides a turkey. And the animal didn't have feathers like a turkey does. A picture would have been much appreciated to really visualize the animal.
I'm excited to find out more about the progenitor and what exactly it is. The entire time Leo was shielding everyone from seeing what it was. I'm excited to read the final book and see how this series ends. I would love for Leo to save his planet and either come back and visit or bring the family to visit him on his planet. Either way I'm sure the final book in this series will pack a punch. I give this 4 stars.
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