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The Vanishing Island follows Bren Owen, a boy raised on the small coastal town of Map in Britannia, where his father crafts arcane maps for the renowned cartographer Rand McNally. When a dying sailor gifts Bren a cryptic item, the code it contains promises a hidden treasure—and a host of dangers. Joined by a strange, adventurous companion known only as Mouse, Bren sets sail with a mysterious admiral, navigating the age of discovery’s treacherous seas in search of a mythic map that could reveal an object of unimaginable power.
First publish date: 2015
Genre: Children's Fiction/Children's Fantasy
Authors: Barry Wolverton
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