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Seven high school students are stranded at their New England high school during a week-long blizzard that shuts down the power and heat, freezes the pipes, and leaves them wondering if they will survive.

When the freighter on which they are traveling is torpedoed by a German submarine during World War II, an adolescent white boy, blinded by a blow on the head, and an old black man are stranded on a tiny Caribbean island where the boy acquires a new kind of vision, courage, and love from his old companion.

The magic tree house transports Jack and Annie to the deck of the Titanic to find the mysterious gift that will free a small dog from a magic spell. "Annie y Jack se embarcan en una aventura emocionante, terrible y triste cuando la casa del árbol los lleva a la cubierta del Titanic. ¿Habrá also que puedan hacer para ayudar en el trágico desenlace de la historia? ¿Serán capaces de salvar la vida de alguien? ¿Y la de ellos mismos?" --Back cover....

The gripping story of young Karana, an Indian girl who survives by herself for eighteen years on a deserted island off the California coast. A quiet acceptance of fate characterizes her ordeal.