The Mysterious Island

Jules Verne 1828–1905 — French writer, pioneer of the science fiction genre, classic of adventure literature. His novels are still published around the world, not far behind the frequency of translations of Agatha Christie's works. The Mysterious Island — the third book after the novels The Children of Captain Grant and Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea, where the mysterious Captain Nemo appears. Five brave men decide to escape from the southern captivity during the Civil War in the United States in a hot air balloon. The balloon is swept away by a hurricane to the Southern Hemisphere, and the travelers find themselves on a deserted island. Trying to survive, they quickly get to work and, thanks to the knowledge of engineer Cyrus Smith, establish a subsistence economy. They are favored not only by nature but also by a mysterious benefactor, who they will only meet right before the final catastrophe. For middle school age.