Trappedisthestoryofagroupofordinarykidsthrustintoanextraordinarysituation,whentheyareleftalone,strugglingtosurvive,ataremotescientificresearchstation.Forsomeofthekids,theresearchbasealreadyseemslikeaprison.Nostretchofbeautifulsandbeachorwarmturquoiseseaisgoingtomakeupforbeingawayfromtherealworld.Forothers,it’sacoralparadisetheyarefreetoexploreandenjoy,withouthavingtoshareitwithanytourists.Andthere’salwaysthethrillofknowingthattheworktheirparentsaredoingoverontheresearchislandisnotonlytopsecretbutincrediblyimportantforhumankind.Thenonedayastrangerandhissonflyin.Themanflasheshisi.dcardandheadsovertotheislandresearchbase,promisinghisreluctantpassengerthathe’llbebackbydark,andthey’llbeoutofthere.Onlyhedoesn’tcomeback.Andneitherdoesanyoneelse.Asthedayspass,andthere’snonews,thekidscometorealizethatwhateverhas…WrittenbyBruceBest

Thomas is turning 16. His dad’s in the army and they’ve just moved to a town in New South Wales; his mom is pregnant; his older brother, Charlie, who’s autistic,…