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A storm too soon : a remarkable true survival story in 80- foot seas / Michael J. Tougia.
"When a forty-seven-foot sailboat disappears in the Gulf Stream in the throes of a calamitous storm, it leaves behind three weary passengers struggling to stay alive afloat a life raft in violent waves 80 feet tall"--Provided by publisher.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781627792813
- Physical Description: xiii, 220 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
- Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: New York, New York : Christy Ottaviano Books/Henry Holt and Company, [2016].
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | Florida: Countdown to the crossing --Jean Pierre --Riding the Gulf Stream --Spirits are high --The gathering storm --Help is greatly needed --Multiple maydays: The SAR Command Center --The wave --The life raft --Desperation --The cutter Tampa and the C-130 --Tumbling in chaos --Convulsions --Need max gas --Tether ourselves together --"Mark, Mark, Mark!" --Like a hockey puck on ice --Deploying the swimmer --"He needs to go first ..." --As if shot from a cannon --They're not coming for us --He's going to drown --Cherry Point Naval Hospital --Heading home. |
| Target Audience Note: | 1090 Lexile. 009-013. 1090L Lexile |
Search for related items by subject
| Subject: | Shipwreck survival > Juvenile literature. Boating accidents > Juvenile literature. Storms > Juvenile literature. |
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- 10 of 10 copies available at Evergreen Indiana.
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