Stranded

Stranded

1. Characters

   • Jane Benson
     • She is a very smart 9 year old. She sometimes thinks up ideas that didn't even cross the kids' minds.
     • Youngest and probably most smartest of all the kids. She is 9. She is Carter's younger sister.
   • Carter Benson
     • He is a courageous 11 year old. He is sometimes bossy and tends to take charge a lot when Vanessa isn't around.
     • He is the other middle child of the 4 children. He is also 11. He is Jane's older brother.
   • Vanessa Diaz
     • Oldest of the 4 kids. She is 13 and takes care of Jane, Buzz and Carter like a mother would.
     • She is a typical teenager who is very responsible. She is trying to take care of her new siblings as best as she can.
   • Benjamin (Buzz) Diaz
     • Nobody really thinks he's that important. He is a little overweight. Even Vanessa and his new siblings didn't think he was that important until he had a marvelous idea towards the end of the book.
     • One of the middle children in this book. He is 11. He is Vanessa's brother.

2. Setting

   • At the beginning of my book 4 kids were on a boat called the "Lucky Star." Then their boat washed away to an abandoned island where the kids trived to survive for as long as they could.

3. Theme

   • The theme or message in my story is sticking together and learning to live as a family.
   • It was brought out in the book by the story being about 4 kids, who's parents got married. The 4 kids are sent on a boat trip to get to know each other better. When the boat crashed and it was only to 4 kids together without parental guidance, they had to learn to get along and work together to survive

4. Main Conflict

   • This was caused by a big storm. The storm destroyed their boat and washed away the 4 siblings' uncle and friend. That left them to live with nature with no one older than 13.
   • The main conflict of this story is surviving without much food or water for 4 kids. At times when they couldn't find food or water all they had was each other.