SuitabookSkeleton Island
Angie Sage
- Reading
- Preview that the story includes ghostly pirate skeletons, being stranded overnight and a treasure race. Pause after tense moments to ask what feels exciting, unsettling or unclear.
- Themes
- Friendship and shared problem-solving: Araminta and her best friend Wanda are stranded together and become involved in helping the ghostly pirates find their lost treasure. The premise places friendship and co-operation within an adventurous challenge, but it does not establish how successfully the friends work together or what the story ultimately values.
- Fear, mystery and the supernatural: The island is haunted by ghostly pirate skeletons, who want help recovering treasure before they can sail away on their ghost ship. The supernatural elements are presented as the basis for a spooky adventure, but their emotional and moral portrayal cannot be determined from the premise.
- Worth knowing
- Consider whether the reader enjoys spooky imagery and suspense. The book’s treatment of the ghosts, danger and the treasure-seeker’s actions is not clear from the premise alone.