Skull Island

by Lesley Sims

Full-length work of fiction, containing all the action and intrigue that readers have come to expect from Usborne

128 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1998

About the author

Lesley dreamed of being a writer, but studied law as her mother insisted she had "something to fall back on". Since joining Usborne Publishing, she has written and edited hundreds of books, from funny rhyming stories to an award-winning history book. Nowadays, she is often found recording books, too, in Usborne's very own recording studio.

Reviews

[Pulp_Fiction_Books · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was a really well written, fun adventure tale. It's entirely set on a tropical island which is a setting I really enjoy, especially in horror. It's told across two different timelines (one with our protagonists in the present and one a few hundred years in the past via diary entries) each getting around equal billing in the story. It's something I enjoyed quite a lot and not something I can remember coming across before at middle grade level. The one drawback I have is there's never any scares despite it feeling like we were building towards a ghost/spirits type climax we never do and actually do a complete 180 and it becomes more about conservation and man destroying nature.

[Kelly Peters · Rating 4 out of 5]

I would have given it 3 stars, but because I am an adult and it is a kids' chapter book, I gave it ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ because it has a good storyline with kids in charge, not too scary, some suspense, ecological issues and skulls!

[Tesh · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great book, well paced and interesting. was never a reader as a kid, hated it infact. After being forced to the library by my parents, I picked out this book, cover looked creept and cool as was the title. A little while into the book and I was hooked.

[Val · Rating 4 out of 5]

I have a student who likes scary stories. She enjoyed this book. It was scary without being too scary.

[Parker Towles · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very good go buy it