Sugarcane Island
Author: Edward Packard
Illustrator: Barbara Carter
First Published: 1976 (Vermont Crossroads Press original), March, 1978 (Archway paperback reprint)
ISBN: 0-671-29884-4 (Archway edition)
Length: 119 pages
Number of Endings: 39
Plot Summary: Your ship is wrecked by a huge wave and you must find a way
to survive on an isolated and dangerous island.
Translations: German, Italian
My Thoughts: This is historically a very important book, being one of
the earliest gamebooks ever published. It was written in 1969 and first
printed in 1976 by Vermont Crossroads Press. In 1978, it was reprinted
as an Archway paperback, first under the Adventures of You banner and
later without it. In 1982, the cover was slightly changed, and the book
became part of the Which Way series. In 1986, the
book was revised and expanded and published as Choose
Your Own Adventure #62. This book wouldn't be particularly exceptional
if it weren't among the first of its kind, but it's worth reading if only to
see where it all started.
The Vermont Crossroads Press edition of this book is not part of my
collection; the pictures of it are courtesy of Alec Fleschner.
Journey Under the Sea
This book is not part of my collection.