Forbidden Passage

Stranded: Shadow Island #1

by Jeff Probst, Chris Tebbetts

SHADOW ISLAND  is the companion series to the New York Times bestselling STRANDED adventures!  As seen on The Today Show, Rachael Ray, and Kelly and Michael. From the Emmy-Award winning host of Survivor, Jeff Probst, with Middle The Worst Years of My Life co-author Chris TebbettsA brand new adventure following the characters from the original STRANDED family adventure trilogy! It happened to them once. It could never happen again, right?Two months ago, Vanessa and Buzz’s dad married Jane and Carter’s mom and they became a family. But their adventure really started just two weeks ago when the four siblings were shipwrecked and stranded on a deserted tropical island for thirteen days. Alone. They thought it was over, but now, they find themselves on a whole new island, and this time, they’re not alone. Getting here was a nightmare. Leaving just might be impossible.Because this time, it’s forbidden.Books in the Stranded, Shadow Island seriesForbidden Passage (Book 4)Sabotage (Book 5)Desperate Measures (Book 6) Books in the original Stranded (Book 1)Trial By Fire (Book 2)Survivors (Book 3)

Genres: Survival, Middle Grade, Childrens, Fiction, Action, Adventure, Young Adult

178 pages, Kindle Edition

First published September 4, 2014

About the author

Jeff Probst is the multi-Emmy Award-winning host and executive producer of the popular series "Survivor."

After years of young fans asking, "When are you going to do a Survivor for kids?" Jeff took his wife's advice and created a children's adventure series based on Survivor -- where the kids are the ones STRANDED.

Reviews

[Deanie Nelder · Rating 4 out of 5]

After spending days stranded on a deserted island, step-siblings Vanessa, Carter, Buzz, and Jane are again lost at sea when the currents drag their rescue boat away from the rescue helicopter. They wash up on another island, but this one is home to a small tribe of Pacific Islanders who don't want contact with the outside world, and the only way they can get to the boats that can get them off the island is to run the Raka Nau, a coming of age ceremony/race across the island/obstacle course to choose the most worthy from the teenagers of the tribe.

The relative realism of the first Stranded books have been abandoned for something that's more like a post-apocalyptic Hunger Games/Maze Runner adventure. The characters are still interesting, and you can't help but be pulled into the plot, but it's a definite departure from the first three books in the series.

[Nickolas M. 8b]

It's a great book. Looking forward to the rest of the series

[260731]

Usually I really like this series but this book was really confusing and slow for me. I prefer it more when they are roughing it unexpectedly, which they were, but this time there were others. Even in the beginning of the book I was extremely confused, and I still don't understand how they got on the island. That isn't the only thing I'm confused about, though. For whatever reason, the whole book was pretty confusing for me. I can't put my finger on why exactly, but I do know that I feel the writing style was slightly different. I'm probably just being delusional though. I didn't enjoy the random event and am confused on why they started participating and what was going on. Overall this book just really confused me and I prefer the 3 original ones more. I will still read this series, though.

[Troy_Reads · Rating 5 out of 5]

And Jeff Probst does it again! But on a new and so much more unique island. I don't know if the Nukula was basesd off of something real, or made up, but I am just going to say that this was such a great creative decision! I mean, the culture and traditions of the Nukula are so investing, and I want to learn more! Jeff completely switches the plot from the first trilogy, alone and lost, to surrounded by people and able to get by survival-wise. And this idea of the great race for their freedom, it's a great theme and I can't wait to read the next one! :D

[Taylor · Rating 5 out of 5]

Thrilling,educational, and emotional all in one! Great series of books,I'd highly recommend it!

[Libby May · Rating 4 out of 5]

See my review of Stranded.

[Brayden · Rating 5 out of 5]

good book

[M · Rating 4 out of 5]

Picked up the next trilogy in Probst's survival series for kids. The saga continues for the blended Diaz family. It is another island and the adventure continues.

[Caroline]

It was a good start when they end up on the new island and see that there, not the only people there they get a little scared and a little relieved.
I give it 5 out of 5 stars.

[Carrie · Rating 5 out of 5]

Cute YA book about 4 kids stranded on an island. I’m a huge Jeff Probst fan, so I found it an enjoyable read.

[Kelly · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was a fun survival story that I read with my 11 year-old.

[Laura Smith · Rating 4 out of 5]

As a huge Survivor fan, I had to read books written by Jeff Probst! Someone gave me this book (knowing how much I love Survivor) and it’s actually the 1st book in a second series about these 4 characters. It was fun and exciting, but still a kids book. I’ll be passing it to my daughter now (another Survivor fan!) Definitely want to read the other 2 books in this series and would also love to read the 3 books in the first series!

[Kaelyn · Rating 5 out of 5]

It's just amzing how the team took mima in there team. With carter and mima there for sure gonna win.

[Taten Williams · Rating 4 out of 5]

I really liked this book because they started off this new series with the same characters as the last series. This book is also very nice because to understand this book you don't need to read the last series. I would recommend that you do read the last series because they were great! In this book nothing really happens that is too exciting because they start off about the characters again. In this book they are still on Nowhere Island but a brutal storm rolls in and sweeps them off in the boat to another island. Here on this new island they find other humans. Although these people don't speak English and when a plane comes over the island they try to hide from it rather than wanting to be rescued. I really enjoyed this book because of how it leaves off from the last series and I also like all of their new challenges they have to overcome. I would recommend this book to anyone who likes adventure and surprise. The age range of this book I think would be 10 and up. I hope you read this series they are great books!

[Connor Mcclure · Rating 5 out of 5]

I liked this book a lot because I like survival books. Forbidden passage is part of the Stranded series of books. The series is about 4 stepbrothers and sisters who get stranded on an island and have to fight their way off the island to get back home. This book is about the brothers and sisters adventures after their boat gets swept away and they end up on a new island. They try to get rescued when they see a plane but they are taken by a man who lives on the island. He takes them back to his camp and tells them they don't want people on the island or to be found. The only way to get away is to run the Nukula challenge race. They have to race against the people of the island and they have to be one of the first 4 teams to finish the race in order to be rescued. They have to overcome many challenges during the race and risk their lives and battle with the other teams. Near the end of the race one of their teammates gets captured.

I would recommend this book to anyone who likes a good plot twist and likes adventure stories.

[Teri · Rating 4 out of 5]

Forbidden Passage is a new series by Survivor's own Jeff Probst. Geared to middle schoolers, Forbidden Passage takes Jane, Vanessa, Carter, and Buzz on a new adventure. Having almost being rescued by their parents after their first shipwreck, the kids find themselves on a new island, this time inhabited by the Nakula people. Their only hope of survival and rescue pits them against other island youth in a race to the other side of the island through the forest.

I like these stories even if they are for middle school kids. Well thought out and enjoyable for youngsters and adults.

[Monique · Rating 4 out of 5]

It's very amusing that another series with these same kids has started, with them being stranded again. But, this book is a little more intense with other characters and a whole finishline and pressure and what not, so its a little different from the first series:)

[Christine · Rating 4 out of 5]

My daughter and I enjoyed this next leg of the journey to get home. Glad to see Buzz, Carter, Jane and Vanessa still all working together, at whatever is thrown their way. Shadow Island is quite different than Nowhere Island and we can't wait to see what happens in the next book.

[Wolverinefactor · Rating 3 out of 5]

Once I got over how silly the premise of this sequel trilogy was and just how dumb the set up is, it's exactly what I expected the original trilogy to be like. I don't really like any of the characters but there feels like there's a goal and the challenges feel very survivor or hunger games like.

[Mari Anne · Rating 4 out of 5]

The authors stepped it up a bit with this newest installment in the Standard series. This time around they are giving it a bit of a Lord of the Flies feel. I like it and am looking forward to reading to the rest of this series. Great for grades 3-6.

[Julie · Rating 3 out of 5]

A quick, enjoyable read, just not quite as gripping as the last series. I do look forward to the next book, though.

[Max · Rating 5 out of 5]

A great way to start another adventure with the same 4 characters. action packed and heart felt, all at the same time.

[Yvonne · Rating 3 out of 5]

These poor kids. Rescued from one island only to be stranded on another...and this one inhabited. Fun story and a quick read.

[Max Brink · Rating 5 out of 5]

AWESOME but you have to read the stranded series

[Abigail L · Rating 2 out of 5]

I was happy to find that there were more of these stories but this one wasn't as good as the first two sadly.

[Trigger Warning Database]

Trigger & Content Warnings

Physical assault
Death from a fall
Kidnapping

[Rebecca · Rating 5 out of 5]

I was so happy when I found out about these books!!!! I loved them love them and will always love them😍😍