The Island Queen by R. M. Ballantyne
"The Island Queen" by R. M. Ballantyne is a novel written in 1885. This castaway adventure follows two brothers and a sister stranded on a Pacific island, where they must survive and build a new society. When an emigrant ship wrecks nearby, the growing colony faces internal conflicts, kidnappings by natives, and natural disasters. The story explores themes of British imperialism, Christianity, and social hierarchies as the children navigate leadership, justice, and
their ultimate journey home. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Ballantyne, R. M. (Robert Michael), 1825-1894 |
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| Title | The Island Queen |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Island_Queen_(novel) |
| Credits | Produced by Nick Hodson of London, England |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 75.0 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PZ: Language and Literatures: Juvenile belles lettres |
| Subject | Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction |
| Subject | Shipwreck survival -- Juvenile fiction |
| Subject | Islands -- Juvenile fiction |
| Subject | Voyages and travels -- Juvenile fiction |
| Subject | Natural history -- Juvenile fiction |
| Subject | Sailors -- Juvenile fiction |
| Subject | Castaways -- Juvenile fiction |
| Subject | Oceania -- Juvenile fiction |
| Category | Text |
| EBook-No. | 21741 |
| Release Date | Jun 7, 2007 |
| Copyright Status | Public domain in the USA. |
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