The Lost Souls of Island X

The Ship of Lost Souls #2

by Rachelle Delaney, Fiona Pook (Illustrator)

After beating the pirates to Island X and its treasures, Scarlet and Jem and the rest of the Lost Souls have now settled on the island. While Uncle Finn wanders the island in search of rare plants, Jem tries to construct tree houses, and Scarlet deals with her newfound ability to channel the feelings of the island’s animals. But everything is thrown into disarray when the Dread Pirate Captain Wallace Hammerstein-Jones and his crew, including the traitor Lucas Lawrence, come back to the island. Things get even more worrisome when a troop of King’s Men appear—led by Scarlet’s father! Can they keep the pirates from the rubies and prevent the King’s Men from plundering the island’s treasures? The Lost Souls have to use all their wits—along with help from some surprising island inhabitants—to keep Island X safe.

192 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2010

About the author

Rachelle Delaney is the author of several middle-grade novels, including The Metro Dogs of Moscow, which was a CLA Book of the Year Honour Book, The Circus Dogs of Prague, a finalist for the 2017 Pacific Northwest Library Association’s Young Reader’s Choice Award, and Clara Voyant, shortlisted for the Red Cedar and Diamond Willow Awards. Alice Fleck's Recipes for Disaster (May 2021) is her newest novel.

Reviews

[Twyla · Rating 4 out of 5]

My favorite part was when the pirate captains memory was erased by one of the plants. I don't quite understand why the pirate crew were so easily scared away by the island animals.

[John R · Rating 5 out of 5]

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