Publisher's Synopsis
On a tropical island, a boy and girl pretend they're boyfriend and girlfriend and spend every day playing together. When they're nine, Chriselish dumps Bileander. She can't remember one day of her life, and she certain that he had something to do with that.
Meet the Vascanders who live on the island of Vascandola. They fish and gather fruit and live a simple lifestyle. During the hot season, it's too hot to sleep indoors, so they sleep outside on their porches in their rocking chairs. They also often sleep outside, even when it's not the hot season.
All the children play the boyfriend/girlfriend game. It builds trust and makes sure that you always have someone near in case you get into a dangerous situation. On Vascandola, there's the village of Vascanda and the beach. There aren't many dangers either place. But most of the island is wooded. The woods are dangerious, nobody ever ventures there. Well, they don't intend to. But sometimes they stray into the edges.
On that day in question, Bileander and Criseilish were having fun exploring Lost Territory. Will Criseilish every be able to recall what happened that day? Since she's forgotten it, she's forgotten all about Lost Territory. Will she ever be able to recall that day? Will Bileander ever tell her?
Maturity: PG13 (at most), Reading Level: 5th grade Easy. Longest Words: Disappointments, Procrastinating
