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After a plane crashes on its return flight from Manaus, Brazil, four children are left stranded in the Amazon jungle. For days they must fend for themselves amid the rainforest’s perils. One child's discovery of a map leads them to a ruined city, where hidden secrets reveal themselves among the vines.
First publish date: 2017
Genre: Children's Fiction/Children's Adventure
Authors: Katherine Rundell
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