Scar Island

Dan GemeinhartFiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 2017

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Chapter Summaries & Analyses

Chapters 1-5

Chapters 6-9

Chapters 10-13

Chapters 14-18

Chapters 19-22

Chapters 23-26

Chapters 27-30

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Essay Topics

Besides causing challenges and hardships, what opportunities does the storm create for the characters, and how does it change their relationships?

Scar Island has been compared to William Golding’s Lord of the Flies. What are some similarities between this story and Lord of the Flies? How are the two stories different?

How does the revelation of Jonathan’s secret affect the power struggle between Jonathan and Sebastian? How does the slow unveiling of the secret change Jonathan’s character as the story progresses?