Twelve-year-old Mary Wallace and her ten-year-old sister Jean survive the wreck of an ocean liner on its way to Australia and manage to make it to a seemingly deserted island in a lifeboat with four babies. - (Baker & Taylor)
Twelve-year-old Mary Wallace and her younger sister find themselves in charge of four infants when they abandon a sinking ocean liner - (Baker & Taylor)
When a ferocious storm hits their ship, young Mary and Jean become stranded on a deserted island. They’re not the only survivors; with them are four babies. Immediately the sisters set out to make the island a home for themselves and the little ones. A classic tale of courage and dedication from a Newbery Medalist author. - (Simon and Schuster)