Damselfly

by Chandra Prasad

Book Overview

In the wake of crash-landing on a deserted tropical island, a group of private-school teens must rely on their wits and one another to survive.

Their survival is in their own hands...Samantha Mishra opens her eyes and discovers she's alone and injured in the thick of a jungle. She has no idea where she is, or what happened to the plane taking her and the rest of the Drake Rosemont fencing team across the Pacific for a tournament. Once Sam connects...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0545907926
• ISBN13: 9780545907927
• Release Date: March 2018
• Publisher: Scholastic Press
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 5.6" x 8.3"
• Age Range: 12 to 17 years
• Grade Range: Grades 7 to 12

Customer Reviews

Read "Lord of the Flies" instead.

Wings aren't the only thing that Prasad has "borrowed". "Damselfly" is a blatant ripoff of the classic "The Lord of the Flies", even to the title, but much, much more poorly written. Prasad's trademark overblown prose is showcased here, along with her wooden characters and soggy pacing. If your child's school forces them to read this drivel, please remind them that torture is against the Geneva Convention, and suggest that they find something else that won't turn them off of reading forever.