Title: Island Book One: Shipwreck
Author: Gordon Korman
Publisher: Scholastic / Apple Paperbacks (2001 edition)
Year: 2000 (original publication), 2001 (Scholastic Apple Paperbacks edition)
ISBN: 9780439164561 (inferred from standard Scholastic listings; the 2024 reprint ISBN is 9781546131809)
Page Count: 144 pages (Scholastic edition)
Content Summary (2–5 sentences): Shipwreck is the first book in Gordon Korman’s Island Trilogy. It follows six troubled teens—Luke, J.J., Will, Lyssa, Charla, and Ian—sent to a character‑building sailing program called Charting a New Course (CNC) in Guam. A violent storm destroys their ship, strands them at sea, and forces them to survive with limited food, water, and leadership. The story explores teamwork, conflict, identity, and resilience as the group struggles to stay alive.
Tier Classification: Middle Grade Fiction → Academic Engine → Literacy Foundations Tier
Shelf Code: AC‑LF‑KORMAN‑SHIPWRECK‑01 (Academic • Literacy Foundations • Author • Title • Book 1)
Khan Academy Mapping:
Reading: Main ideas, themes, character motivation
ELA: Narrative structure, conflict analysis
SEL: Teamwork, emotional regulation (Aligned with Khan Academy reading comprehension and ELA skills)
Alison Credential Mapping:
Workplace Communication Basics
Problem‑Solving & Decision‑Making
Stress Management & Resilience (Aligned with Alison’s soft‑skills and workplace readiness micro‑credentials)
Corridor Alignment: Academic Corridor → Literacy & SEL Corridor Economic Corridor → Resource Navigation Corridor Civic Corridor → Identity & Belonging Corridor
Node Placement: Node A‑3: Literary Analysis Node E‑2: Survival Decision‑Making Node C‑4: Civic Identity & Group Dynamics Node WS‑1: Communication & Teamwork Node FS‑2: Environmental Literacy & Field Survival
Title: Island Book One: Shipwreck
Author: Gordon Korman
Publisher: Scholastic / Apple Paperbacks (2001 edition)
Year: 2000 (original publication), 2001 (Scholastic Apple Paperbacks edition)
ISBN: 9780439164561 (inferred from standard Scholastic listings; the 2024 reprint ISBN is 9781546131809)
Page Count: 144 pages (Scholastic edition)
Content Summary (2–5 sentences): Shipwreck is the first book in Gordon Korman’s Island Trilogy. It follows six troubled teens—Luke, J.J., Will, Lyssa, Charla, and Ian—sent to a character‑building sailing program called Charting a New Course (CNC) in Guam. A violent storm destroys their ship, strands them at sea, and forces them to survive with limited food, water, and leadership. The story explores teamwork, conflict, identity, and resilience as the group struggles to stay alive.
Tier Classification: Middle Grade Fiction → Academic Engine → Literacy Foundations Tier
Shelf Code: AC‑LF‑KORMAN‑SHIPWRECK‑01 (Academic • Literacy Foundations • Author • Title • Book 1)
Khan Academy Mapping:
Reading: Main ideas, themes, character motivation
ELA: Narrative structure, conflict analysis
SEL: Teamwork, emotional regulation (Aligned with Khan Academy reading comprehension and ELA skills)
Alison Credential Mapping:
Workplace Communication Basics
Problem‑Solving & Decision‑Making
Stress Management & Resilience (Aligned with Alison’s soft‑skills and workplace readiness micro‑credentials)
Corridor Alignment: Academic Corridor → Literacy & SEL Corridor Economic Corridor → Resource Navigation Corridor Civic Corridor → Identity & Belonging Corridor
Node Placement: Node A‑3: Literary Analysis Node E‑2: Survival Decision‑Making Node C‑4: Civic Identity & Group Dynamics Node WS‑1: Communication & Teamwork Node FS‑2: Environmental Literacy & Field Survival
