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207 p ill., map New Zealand author Originally published as: Castaway : the diary of Samuel Abraham Clark, Disappointment Island, 1907 Summary: Life in the orphanage is often brutal and Sam decides to break away and work his passage to Sydney on a ship. From there he plans to go to America to find his brother. Unfortunately he chooses the ill-fated Dundonald to work his passage. Only weeks out from Sydney the Dundonald is wrecked and Sam is one of 15 sailors cast away on Disappointment Island. Suggested level: intermediate, junior secondary