Shipwrecked ("Disaster Strikes" Series)

Part of the "Disaster Strikes" Series, where teen girls endure hardship both from Mother Nature and the people around them, and not only manage to survive, but thrive!

15-year-old Ariel Brookes, named after the famous mermaid, was practically raised by the ocean. Living in Santa Monica, California with two marine biologists as parents, Ariel grew up spending most of her time in/near the water.

Her life was rather unusual compared to most teens her age. But to Ariel, going on month-long trips into the Pacific for her parents to research the wildlife was as normal as can be. That it, until a devastating storm changes her life forever while on one of those trips. Waking up alone on a deserted tropical island, Ariel has to survive on her own until help arrives, if it ever comes...