S A Bodeen Books In Order

Compound Books In Order

The Compound (2008)
The Fallout (2013)

Shipwreck Island Books In Order

Shipwreck Island (2014)
Lost (2015)
Trapped (2016)
Found (2017)

Novels

The Gardener (2010)
The Raft (2012)
The Detour (2015)
The Tomb (2018)

Picture Books

Babus Song (2003)

Compound Book Covers

Shipwreck Island Book Covers

Novels Book Covers

Picture Books Book Covers

Babus Song
(2003)

S A Bodeen Books Overview

The Compound

Eli and his family have lived in the underground Compound for six years. The world they knew is gone, and they ve become accustomed to their new life. Accustomed, but not happy. No amount of luxury can stifle the dull routine of living in the same place, with only his two sisters, only his father and mother, doing the same thing day after day after day. As problems with their carefully planned existence threaten to destroy their sanctuary and their sanity Eli can t help but wonder if he d rather take his chances outside. Eli’s father built The Compound to keep them safe. But are they safe really?

The Gardener

Mason has never known his father, but longs to. All he has of him is a DVD of a man whose face is never seen, reading a children’s book. One day, on a whim, he plays the DVD for a group of comatose teens at the nursing home where his mother works. One of them, a beautiful girl, responds. Mason learns she is part of a horrible experiment intended to render teenagers into autotrophs genetically engineered, self sustaining life forms who don t need food or water to survive. And before he knows it, Mason is on the run with the girl, and wanted, dead or alive, by the mysterious mastermind of this gruesome plan, who is simply called The Gardener. Will Mason be forced to destroy the thing he s longed for most?

Babus Song

Bernardi lives with his grandfather, Babu, who supports them by making toys. Bernardi wishes he could go to school, but they can’t afford it. When a tourist offers a handsome price for the music box Babu gave him as a present, Bernardi regretfully sells it, giving the money to Babu. Babu uses the money to pay for his grandson’s school, and he starts working on a new music box. The book’s sensitive text and endearing illustrations capture the tender relationship between a child and his grandfather. Stephanie Stuve Bodsen is an award winning author.