Books like Dr. Franklin's Island by Ann Halam
After a plane crashes over the Pacific, three science students find themselves stranded on a tropical island. They are quickly captured and imprisoned by a sinister doctor who is carrying out terrifying experiments, transferring animal genes into human subjects. Tension rises as they confront the horrors of genetic engineering in a harsh, isolated setting.
First publish date: 2002
Genre: Children's Fiction/Children's Adventure
Authors: Ann Halam
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