Neptune's Children
Neptune's Children
Neptune's Children
Bonnie Dobkin
A day at the fabled amusement park Isles of Wonder turns deadly when a world-wide biological attack kills every adult, leaving behind only the kids to fend for themselves. Isolated from the world, unsure of what lies ahead, the young survivors assemble under the statue of King Neptune, the mythical ruler of the Isles, to form a new society. Led by the children of the park workers, they choose to remain closed off from the outside world living relatively comfortably inside the self-contained park. But when violence from the infested outside world appears to infiltrate their safe zone, one small group discovers a secret society and a hidden system of underground tunnels, and the stage is set for a war that will determine the future of everyone on the Isles. As alliances are formed and broken, readers will find themselves taking sides in this suspenseful adventure story that addresses the duality of human nature.

Book Details

Genre: 

  • Adventure
  • Environment
  • Fiction
  • Mystery
  • Science Fiction

Age Level: 

  • 8 - 12
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When the world falls victim to a deadly virus what 
happens? In Bonnie Dobkin's novel Neptune's Children, when
this virus strikes an amusement park only 
the children survive. Feeling lost and hopeless the 
children struggle with the loss of their parents, and 
wander aimlessly on the islands that make up the park, 
until one boy takes charge. The children accept the 
islands as their home, and appoint leaders to keep them 
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