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In this breathtaking chronicle of the most spectacular shipwrecks and survivals on the Great Lakes, William Ratigan re-creates vivid scenes of high courage and screaming panic from which no reader can turn away.
Included in this striking catalog of catastrophes and Flying Dutchmen are the magnificent excursion liner Eastland, which capsized at her pier in the Chicago River, drowning 835 people within clutching distance of busy downtown streets; the...
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Maggie and Abby volume 2
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"Nine long months after being shut out of the pillow fort network for good, Maggie and Abby finally have a whole new mission to focus on--and this one starts with a return to the infamous Camp Cantaloupe. Abby needs this trip after a year of big, BIG changes back at home. But Abby knows that Maggie will never relax until they've solved the lingering puzzle left over from last summer: the mystery of the trap door in Camp Cantaloupe's historic Shipwreck...
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Island (Gordon Korman) volume 1
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Six kids, Nick, J.J., Will, Lyssa, Charla, and Ian, are thrown together against their will on a small boat that will make a one-month journey on the Pacific Ocean. They have all been sent for different reasons. But these six totally different kids have to learn to work together to survive a vicious storm and a shipwreck that leave them stranded in the middle of the ocean with no food, no water, and almost no hope for survival.
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"From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Killers of the Flower Moon and The Lost City of Z, a mesmerizing story of shipwreck, survival, and savagery, culminating in a court martial that reveals a shocking truth On January 28, 1742, a ramshackle vessel of patched-together wood and cloth washed up on the coast of Brazil. Inside were thirty emaciated men, barely alive, and they had an extraordinary tale to tell. They were survivors of His Majesty's...
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The Unwanteds volume 5
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2015.
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Alex and his friends from Artimé are stranded on a newly-discovered island, and they are not alone. While in Quill, his twin Aaron's power base grows as he joins with an unlikely ally in a risky plan to finally conquer Artimé.
6) Shipwreck
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This high-interest, low-vocabulary novella is intended for adult basic education (ABE) and English as a Second Language (ESL) readers. A retired police detective tells a story from his family's history. On a cold winter morning in 1873, a crowd gathers on the shore of a Nova Scotia fishing village. A stormy sea has thrown a ship onto the rocks. The villagers work bravely to save the ship's crew. But many die. When young Will Murdoch and the local...
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Shipwreck Island volume 1
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2014.
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Sarah's dad and stepmom decide to take the whole family on a special vacation in order to break the ice and have everyone get to know one another. They'll fly to Tahiti, charter a boat, and go sailing for a few days. It'll be an adventure, right? Wrong. Dead wrong.
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The waters of British Columbia are dangerous, and have claimed thousands of vessels and thousands of lives over the last 250 years. This is a collection of 1900 of the most significant of those shipwrecks and marine disasters. Each one is documented with detailed accounts in an easy-to-read, easy-to-access book that will please the casual reader as well as the most dedicated nautical historian. In these carefully researched accounts, the author has...
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Explore shipwrecks to learn about underwater archaeology and mapping coordinates! This title encourages readers to familiarize themselves with coordinate planes by finding intersections between lines of latitude and longitude. Using geometry, STEM concepts, and an understanding of coordinate planes, readers can follow along as marine archaeologists find and explore shipwrecks! This exciting title uses vivid images, easy-to-read text, engaging practice...
11) Shipwrecked
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Feoandir and his shipmates are lost.
Feoandir and his shipmates are lost.Feoandir and his shipmates are lost.The escape from Ralvaniar did not go smoothly. Thanks to the magical maelstrom that destroyed the island, Feoandir's ship got separated from the rest of the elven fleet.
The escape from Ralvaniar did not go smoothly. Thanks to the magical maelstrom that destroyed the island, Feoandir's ship got separated from the rest of the elven fleet.Now...
12) Shipwrecked
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The Goonies meets Book Scavenger in the second book of this middle grade duology about three sisters hunting for Blackbeard's legendary treasure!
Savannah Dare has taken up the mantle of treasure hunter, passed down by her grandfather-and she's recruited her two sisters to join the crew!
But it turns out there's a reason Blackbeard's treasure has been missing for centuries. Most of Savannah's neighbors think it doesn't even exist. But the sisters...
13) Shipwrecked!
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This is a true tale of survival from 1899. Shipwrecked in a typhoon, Hjalmar Johnson survived on a raft for 45 days, walked across
South Africa during the Boer War and battled the elements of the Southern Ocean around the Horn. Written with scenes and dialogue, Koepf presents a captivating tale you will not want to put down. Hardship and adversity are overcome in this story, a testament to the hardiness of men in this age of sail.
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Ferdinand Columbus is the son of the world's most famous explorer, but that doesn't mean he's cut out for adventure. His worst fears come true when he and the rest of his father's crew are stranded on an island far from home. Surrounded by sharks and running low on supplies, the sailors seem doomed. But does the son of Columbus somehow hold the key to their salvation?
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All is going well for Zombie Steve, until the tides change
Young, adventurous Zombie Steve has everything going for him. He adores his lovely girlfriend Viv, and his construction business is booming. In fact, he has just won a bid to build a new colony on the Isle of Mists.
Everything seems to be going his way, until he mysteriously winds up on what he thought was an uninhabited island on his boat that was originally, headed for the Isle of Mists....
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In 1854, two horrendous shipwrecks took place off the New Jersey coast. The Powhattan and the New Era were both American-flag sailing packet ships carrying hopeful European immigrants to new lives in America. The ships ran aground on the offshore sandbars along the shoreline between Sandy Hook and Little Egg Inlet, claiming the lives of many passengers and crew. The staggering casualties finally prompted calls from the public and politicians for reforms...
17) Shipwrecks
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Shipwrecks examines the hunt for shipwrecks and the valuable treasures they hold, whether that be gold and jewels, or important artifacts that offer us a window on to the past. Part of the Treasure Hunters series, "Shipwrecks" offers a cross curricular mix of science & technology and history, with a fun, dramatic approach. "Shipwrecks" covered in the book include the Tudor Warship the Mary Rose, the Spanish Galleon La Nuestra Senora de Atocha, American...
18) Shipwrecked
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The Shipwrecked audio story is based on the animated film by the same name, featuring the well loved children's character Donkey Ollie. Farmer John wants his children, Jehu and Elizabeth to take the sheep's wool to market. Donkey Ollie, Esau, Jeremy and Isa carry the wool in big baskets. It all goes well until a group of Samaritan Thieves steal the donkeys and leave the children to the jackals. They transport the stolen treasure only to be sold to...
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Hank the Cowdog volume 41
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Hank and Little Alfred get into trouble while playing pirates.
20) Shipwreck Island
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Orphans of the tide volume 2
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2022.
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Ellie and Seth know more than most people do about living amongst gods. Ellie, an inventor with a tragic past, was once forced to become the human Vessel for the most wicked god of all, the Enemy; Seth, a mysterious boy with no memories, has just discovered that he's actually a god himself. So when they escape the City and all of its inhabitants who want them dead, they hope to find a new island--free of gods--to call home. Months on a homemade raft...
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