Once she thought the hardest thing in the world was killing a venomous snake. Now, Carly Sullivan faces a more monstrous danger, one that imperils not only her life, but also the lives of those she loves most. When Carly and best friend Zoë arrive on the Greek island of Kalliste, they expect a summer of Aegean sun and snorkeling. Instead, their friendship and even their very lives are soon in grave peril. After Greek friend Vivi disappears, Carly accidentally witnesses a bizarre Earth Goddess ritual and quickly concludes that cult members abducted Vivi. Determined to find her, Carly grasps for clues to her location. She consults ancient myths and a frightening oracle, explores hidden sea caves, and climbs ancient mountains, all to no avail. But lurking in the back of her mind is this perplexing question: even if she succeeds, what will happen next? Will her efforts turn the evildoer's malevolent eye to another victim-and then yet another? ISLAND OF THE LOST WORLD, the second title in Ms. Page's Lost Worlds series, follows PYRAMID OF THE LOST WORLD, which earned the prestigious Georgia Writers Association's Georgia Author of the Year Award, 2013 children's writing. Coming soon, the final novel of the trilogy is set in Ireland.
About the Author: ISLAND OF THE LOST WORLD takes place on the fictional island of Kalliste in the Greek Isles. It is the second novel in Sandra Page's Lost Worlds trilogy. Ms. Page has long been drawn to the places and people she calls "lost worlds." These people once enjoyed the admiration, and sometimes the fear and envy, of the rest of the world. But then something happened to them, sometimes something unknown, and their importance and distinction declined and became "lost" to us, their achievements hidden. To experience first hand the past glories and subsequent decline of these lost worlds, Ms. Page became a frequent traveler to ancient sites, first as a child with her parents and later with her own family. Wanting to share her lost worlds discoveries through the lens of a modern young girl, Ms. Page created a trilogy of adventure stories. Each novel features a different Lost World, first the Maya, then the Minoans, and finally the Celts. The heroine is the same throughout: Carly Sullivan, a smart and feisty risk taker who battles hair-raising dangers, both external and internal, to achieve her goals.Some battles she wins, others she loses, but she emerges significantly changed at the end of each adventure. The Georgia Writers Association chose Ms. Page as its 2013 Author of the Year, children's writing, for PYRAMID OF THE LOST WORLD, the first story in the series. QUEEN MEDB'S LOST WORLD, the final novel in the trilogy, will be released in 2018 and will resolve all unanswered mysteries. F o r more information, visit www.sandrapage.com.