{"id":12258,"date":"2021-09-22T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-09-22T15:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/booksyalove.com\/?p=12258"},"modified":"2021-09-22T09:09:10","modified_gmt":"2021-09-22T14:09:10","slug":"the-adventure-is-now-on-island-of-wonders-by-jess-redman-mg-book-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/booksyalove.com\/?p=12258","title":{"rendered":"THE ADVENTURE IS NOW on island of wonders! by Jess Redman (MG book review)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\"><figure class=\"alignright size-full is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"12259\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/booksyalove.com\/?attachment_id=12259\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/booksyalove.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Adventure-Now.jpg?fit=900%2C1391&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"900,1391\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Adventure-Now\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/booksyalove.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Adventure-Now.jpg?fit=663%2C1024&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/booksyalove.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Adventure-Now.jpg?resize=225%2C348&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"book cover of The Adventure is Now, by Jess Redman. Published by Farrar Strauss Giroux BFYR | recommended on BooksYALove.com\" class=\"wp-image-12259\" width=\"225\" height=\"348\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/booksyalove.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Adventure-Now.jpg?w=900&amp;ssl=1 900w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/booksyalove.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Adventure-Now.jpg?resize=194%2C300&amp;ssl=1 194w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/booksyalove.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Adventure-Now.jpg?resize=663%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 663w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/booksyalove.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Adventure-Now.jpg?resize=97%2C150&amp;ssl=1 97w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>During a truly terrible year at middle school, the Isle of the Wild game on Milton&#8217;s HandHeld device is the only good thing left, as he becomes intrepid explorer Sea Hawk instead of the boy no one wants to be friends with anymore.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So Milton is okay with traveling to his uncle&#8217;s research station on remote Lone Island for the summer &#8211; better than being around as his parents finalize <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mayoclinic.org\/healthy-lifestyle\/childrens-health\/in-depth\/divorce\/art-20047788\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">their divorce<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Far out in the Atlantic Ocean, Lone Island is filled with unbelievable tropical flora and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.worldatlas.com\/articles\/tropical-rainforest-animals.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">fauna<\/a>, like an elephant that burrows underground and the Incredible Symphonic Cicadas noted in Dr. Paridis&#8217; field journals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But after her death, the Truth-Will-Out Vine covered the whole island except the research station and researchers&#8217; small houses, even shutting out aerial views of its wonders!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Other kids on the island? Interesting. <br>No way to recharge his game device? Egad! <br>A greedy corporation trying to claim the amazing island? No way!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Milton and his new friends must find a way through the Truth-Will-Out Vine so they can verify Lone Island&#8217;s uniquely wondrous creatures, plants, and trees before it&#8217;s too late!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Look for this May 2021 adventure at your <a href=\"http:\/\/worldcat.org\/libraries\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">local library<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">independent bookstore<\/a> so you can join the search for the Earthworm Pachyderm, Beautimous Lemallaby, and Yes-No-Maybe-So Tree!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When have friends helped you find something wonderful and worth sharing?<br>**kmm<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Book info<\/strong>: The Adventure is Now \/ Jess Redman. Farrar Strauss Giroux Books for Young Readers, 2021. [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.jessredman.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">author site<\/a>]  [<a href=\"https:\/\/mgbookvillage.org\/2021\/04\/12\/interview-with-jess-redman-about-the-adventure-is-now\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">author interview<\/a>]  [<a href=\"https:\/\/us.macmillan.com\/books\/9780374314712\/theadventureisnow\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">publisher site<\/a>] Review copy and cover image courtesy of the publisher.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>During a truly terrible year at middle school, the Isle of the Wild game on Milton&#8217;s HandHeld device is the only good thing left, as he becomes intrepid explorer Sea Hawk instead of the boy no one wants to be friends with anymore. 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