num_pages: 120
description: Abel's Island is the story of a mouse who was very comfortable and secure in his lifestyle, but gets swept onto an island in a big storm. He has to fend for himself in this new environment and discovers skills and talents that he will use when he finally returns home to his former life and wife.
language: English
title: Abel's Island
titlecomplete: Abel's Island
genres: Adventure, Classics, Fantasy, Childrens, Juvenile, Survival, Young Adult, Middle Grade, Animals, Fiction
ratings_count: 5044
awards: awardedAt: 220953600000
name: Newbery Medal, awardedAt: 220953600000
name: Lewis Carroll Shelf Award, awardedAt: 252489600000
name: Young Hoosier Book Award, awardedAt: 284025600000
name: Zilveren Griffel, awardedAt: 252489600000
name: Vermont Golden Dome Book Award, awardedAt: 820483200000
name: Phoenix Award (Children's Literature Association), awardedAt: 220953600000
name: Boston Globe-Horn Book Award
publisher: Farrar Straus Giroux