{"product_id":"phoenix-island-paperback","title":"Phoenix Island - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJohn Dixon\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWINNER OF THE BRAM STOKER AWARD FOR SUPERIOR ACHIEVEMENT IN A YOUNG ADULT NOVEL\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eJohn Dixon's critically acclaimed \u003ci\u003ePhoenix Island \u003c\/i\u003ereads like \"\u003ci\u003eLord of the Flies\u003c\/i\u003e meets Wolverine and \u003ci\u003eCool Hand Luke\u003c\/i\u003e\" (F. Paul Wilson, creator of Repairman Jack). For fans of \u003ci\u003eThe Bourne Identity\u003c\/i\u003e, Alex Rider, and Melissa Marr.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe judge told Carl that one day he'd have to decide exactly what kind of person he would become. But on Phoenix Island, the choice will be made for him. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA champion boxer with a sharp hook and a short temper, sixteen-year-old Carl Freeman has been shuffled from foster home to foster home. He can't seem to stay out of trouble--using his fists to defend weaker classmates from bullies. His latest incident sends his opponent to the emergency room, and now the court is sending Carl to the worst place on earth: \u003ci\u003ePhoenix Island\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eClassified as a \"terminal facility,\" it's the end of the line for delinquents who have no home, no family, and no future. Located somewhere far off the coast of the United States--and immune to its laws--the island is a grueling Spartan-style boot camp run by sadistic drill sergeants who show no mercy to their young, orphan trainees. Sentenced to stay until his eighteenth birthday, Carl plans to play by the rules, so he makes friends with his wisecracking bunkmate, Ross, and a mysterious gray-eyed girl named Octavia. But he makes enemies, too, and after a few rough scrapes, he earns himself the nickname \"Hollywood\" as well as a string of punishments, including a brutal night in the \"sweatbox.\" But that's nothing compared to what awaits him in the \"Chop Shop\"--a secret government lab where Carl is given something he never dreamed of. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eA new life\u003c\/i\u003e...A new body. A new brain. Gifts from the fatherly Old Man, who wants to transform Carl into something he's not sure he wants to become. For this is no ordinary government project. Phoenix Island is ground zero for the future of combat intelligence. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAnd for Carl, it's just the beginning...\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 320\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 9 x 5.8 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 09, 2014\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAward:\u003c\/strong\u003e Georgia Peach Book Award for Teen Readers (2016)\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAward:\u003c\/strong\u003e Bram Stoker Awards (2014)\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eQuiz Name:\u003c\/strong\u003e Phoenix Island\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e Upper Grades, 9-12\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e 5.3\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/strong\u003e 15\u003c\/div\u003e\n                ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42717395288127,"sku":"9781476738659","price":23.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/71ae932e4b259807514f1239bfdc4520.webp?v=1765078332","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/phoenix-island-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}