Treasure Island follows young Jim Hawkins, who finds himself owner of a map to Treasure Island, where the fabled pirate booty is buried; honest Captain Smollett, heroic Dr. Livesey, and the good-hearted but obtuse Squire Trelawney, who help Jim on his quest for the treasure; the frightening Blind Pew, double-dealing Israel Hands, and seemingly mad Ben Gunn, buccaneers of varying shades of menace; and, of course, garrulous, affable, ambiguous Long John Silver, who is one moment a friendly, laughing, one-legged sea-cook . . .and the next a dangerous pirate leader. The unexpected and complex relationship that develops between Silver and Jim helps transform what seems at first to be a simple, rip-roaring adventure story into a deeply moving study of a boy’s growth into manhood, as he learns hard lessons about friendship, loyalty, courage and honor—and the uncertain meaning of good and evil.

On Christmas Eve, around 1812, Pip, an orphan who is about six years old, encounters an escaped convict in the village churchyard while visiting the graves of his mother, father, and siblings. The convict scares Pip into stealing food and a file to grind away his shackles, from the home he shares with his abusive older sister and her kind, passive husband Joe Gargery, a blacksmith. The next day, soldiers recapture the convict while he is engaged in a fight with another convict; the two are returned to the prison ships from which they escaped...

Hi everyone! I read the novel "Lord of the Flies" by William Golding about 8 months ago for school, and I absolutely FELL IN LOVE with it!!! So, I have decided to write a sort of.... epilogue... (If that's what you want to call it) for the story. This is pretty much my own idea of what could have happened to the same boys back in England, as World War 2 rages on, after they have been scarred for life by their experiences. If you haven't read "Lord of the Flies" I suggest you do before reading this one. Enjoy!

15 year old Bree Wilkins doesn't expect much from her plane ride to a top notch British boarding school, until her plane crashes on a deserted island with only boys in her custody. Can she stop them before they turn to savagery? And will she find the one while doing it?