▁to ▁clear ▁and ▁travel ▁the ▁entire ▁length ▁of ▁it . ▁Th inking ▁clear ing ▁the ▁trail ▁is ▁the ▁only ▁way ▁to ▁be ▁forg iven ▁by ▁God , ▁Z in ny ▁cam ps ▁out ▁on ▁the ▁trail ▁to ▁clear ▁the ▁trail ▁before ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁summer . ▁At ▁the ▁same ▁time ▁Z in ny ▁lear ns ▁to ▁co pe ▁with ▁her ▁gr ief , ▁her ▁gu ilt , ▁and ▁a ▁boy ▁named ▁J ake ▁Bo one , ▁who ▁she ▁starts ▁to ▁have ▁feelings ▁for . ▁ ▁Through out ▁the ▁story ▁she ▁must ▁attempt ▁to ▁get ▁over ▁the ▁death ▁of ▁Rose ▁and ▁A unt ▁Jess ie . ▁She ▁also ▁tries ▁to ▁find ▁out ▁whether ▁J ake ▁returns ▁her ▁feelings ▁or ▁is ▁just ▁using ▁her ▁to ▁get ▁to ▁her ▁older ▁sister , ▁May . ▁Through ▁all ▁this ▁Z in ny ▁finally ▁finds ▁something ▁to ▁call ▁her ▁very ▁own , ▁the ▁trail ▁that ▁she ▁cleared . ▁ ▁Through out ▁the ▁story ▁C ree ch ▁uses ▁flash back s ▁as ▁a ▁literary ▁device , ▁showing ▁sni ppets ▁of ▁what ▁Z in ny ' s ▁life ▁was ▁like ▁before ▁her ▁a unt ' s ▁death , ▁and ▁how ▁her ▁life ▁changed ▁after ▁her ▁dear ▁a unt ▁Jess ie ▁died . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : 1 9 9 7 ▁American ▁nov els ▁Category : American ▁children ' s ▁nov els ▁Category : Nov els ▁by ▁Sh aron ▁C ree ch ▁Category : 1 9 9 7 ▁children ' s ▁books <0x0A> </s> ▁The ▁Sh ark ▁Island ▁L ighth