Island of the Unknowns by Benedict Carey

Island of the Unknowns by Benedict Carey

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Lady Di and Tom Jones try to save their woebegone community. In their caravan park called Adjacent, next to the Folsom Energy Plant, people have started to vanish, and no one seems to care. At first the kids barely notice the disappearances - until their beloved maths tutor, Mrs Clarke, is abducted too.

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Island of the Unknowns by Benedict Carey

Lady Di and Tom Jones try to save their woebegone community. In their caravan park called Adjacent, next to the Folsom Energy Plant, people have started to vanish, and no one seems to care. At first the kids barely notice the disappearances - until their beloved maths tutor, Mrs Clarke, is abducted too.
Benedict Carey, a former Los Angeles Times writer and current New York Times science section writer, was a maths and physics major in college, so he knows his geometry. Hoping to ignite a passion for maths in his own kids, Benedict decided to craft a smart and action-packed story for middle-grade readers that use's maths lessons to solve the mysterious disappearance of a maths tutor.
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ISBN 13 9780810996632
ISBN 10 0810996634
Title Island of the Unknowns
Author Benedict Carey
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Abrams
Year published 2011-08-01
Number of pages 288
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.