Dr Franklin's Island by Ann Halam

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Dr Franklin's Island by Ann Halam The book I am going to be writing about is called Dr Franklins Island by Ann Halam. The book is about 3 kids, Semirah (Semi), Miranda and Arnie. They won a science competition by Planet Savers to go to Quito. During the journey on the plane, the plane crashed and only Semi, Miranda and Arnie survived. They ended up on the island where they were about to be the next victims of genetic engineering because of two evil scientists called Dr Skinner and Dr Franklin. Key themes that are brought in this book is having evil scientists that always have a new plan on their mind and are always up to something. It is also about stranded survivors that have to save their lives from these evil scientists or else their life is fatal. Lastly the story has a little on the good side, this meaning that not all aspects in the book are bad and there are good times when Dr Skinner tries to help Semi and Miranda not be killed, because he has a slight sensitivity towards children who are about to suffer and is not just a bad person but does have a good side unlike Dr Franklin. Characters in the book · Semi: In this book Semi is a chubby girl (but not fat).She is a shy girl. I know this because it says "Hold on Semirah, what if you win, you know you are shy". Her actual name is Semirah but her nickname is Semi. She is quite an intelligent girl and is mostly is like a nerd. She wears glasses and gets called names like "Semi the semi-sighted" She loves homework especially science as you can tell from reading the story. She has a brother. She isn't a talkative person because she is shy, but when she gets along with some... ... middle of paper ... ...am work they wouldn't have killed Dr Franklin and saved their lives. Conclusion: This book was an interesting book. It was an odd book because no author would think of transgenics and human changes. It was interesting because it is based on teenagers and how they coped as survivors meaning it was aimed for our age group. I enjoyed the book also because it went into detail and every step they done making it a "What will happen next" book and you cant stop reading half way because it draws you in when they are transformed and what happens next and do the kids die or live? The only one problem with the book was that the beginning wasn't as catching and it didn't draw the reader in until the first few chapters had finished, so if it had been catchy in the beginning it would have made the book a more interesting book.

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