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c2003., Douglas & McIntyre : Distributed in the USA by Publishers Group West Call No: 811.54 Maj Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: A retelling of the heroic rescue of 163 people shipwrecked off the south coast of Newfoundland in 1828 by a young girl named Ann Harvey and her father and brother.
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[2001], c1999., Pre-adolescent, Dell Laurel-Leaf Call No: F PAU #4 Pau Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: Laurel-leaf booksSummary Note: After his experiences surviving alone in the Canadian wilderness, sixteen-year-old Brian finds it increasingly difficult to live as a normal high school student and begins planning to return to the place where he feels he rea.
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[2017]., Juvenile, Capstone Press Call No: Gold Fiction CAN Availability:2 of 2 At Location(s) Series Title: You choose books.Summary Note: Contains three stories that allow readers to make decision that will ultimately decide the fate of the main character. Situations include the sinking of the Titanic, an earthquake, and being lost in a jungle. Includes text related quizzes and color photographs.
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2021., Pre-adolescent, Chicken House, Scholastic Inc. Call No: FANTASY F GAL Edition: First edition. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: "It's 1835. Cabin boy Simon Covington is on the voyage of a lifetime to the Galapagos Islands with the world-famous scientist, Charles Darwin. But when Simon falls overboard during a huge storm, he washes up on an unexplored island. Stranded there, he makes a discovery that could change the world. Now it's not just his own survival at stake--the future of an undiscovered species is in his hands. But perhaps there's one person who could help... Based on the real events of Charles Darwin's legendary voyage, this is a novel that melds science with wonder"--From the publisher's web site.
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By Alcott, Kate[2013]., Anchor Books Call No: Historical FIC Alcott Edition: First Anchor Books edition. Genre: Historical Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: After surviving the sinking of the Titanic, Tess arrives in New York and becomes privy to the investigation into the event. When Lady Lucile Duff Gordon, who hired Tess to be a personal maid on the ship, is accused of saving herself at the expense of others, Tess becomes torn between her loyalty to Gordon and a revelation of what really happened onboard the ship.
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[2016]., Adolescent, Amulet Books Call No: MEMOIR Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: "The memoir of a boy named Sungju who grew up in North Korea and, at the age of twelve, was forced to live on the streets and fend for himself after his parents disappeared. Finally, after years of being homeless and living with a gang, Sungju is reunited with his maternal grandparents and, eventually, his father"--Provided by publisher.
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2014., Pre-adolescent, Henry Holt and Company Call No: 910.9163 46 Edition: First edition. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: On February 18, 1952, during one of the worst winter storms that New England has ever seen, two oil tankers just off the shore of Cape Cod were torn in half by the force of the storm. This book tells the story of a heroic Coast Guard rescue when four men in a tiny lifeboat saved more than 30 stranded sailors.
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2014., Pre-adolescent, Square Fish, Henry Holt and Co. Call No: TRANSPORTATION NF TOU Edition: 1st Square Fish ed.: 2015. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: On the night of February 18, 1952, during one of the worst winter storms that New England has ever seen, two oil tankers just off the shore of Cape Cod were torn in half by the force of the storm. Tells the story of a harrowing Coast Guard rescue when four men in a tiny lifeboat overcame insurmountable odds and saved more than 30 stranded sailors.
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2015., Juvenile, Square Fish Call No: 910.91 Tou Edition: First Square Fish edition. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s)Click here to view Summary Note: Chronicles the 1952 sinking of two oil tankers in the Atlantic Ocean and the heroic rescue of the survivors by the U.S. Coast Guard. Includes black-and-white photographs.
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Ã2013., Harper Perennial Call No: B Zuckoff Edition: First Harper Perennial edition. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s)Click here to watch Summary Note: Details the efforts of a crashed B-17 to survive in Greenland during the winter of 1942 and 1943. Also chronicles the author's expedition to the region in 2012 to help recover the remains of the crewmen who did not survive.
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c2012., Graphic Universe Call No: GRAPHIC NOVELS Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: When a plague sweeps over the earth killing everyone except children under twelve, ten-year-old Lisa organizes a group to build a new way of life.
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-- Hindenburg disaster, 1937[2016]., Pre-adolescent, Scholastic Press Call No: Fic TARSHIS Availability:2 of 2 At Location(s) Summary Note: For eleven year-old Hugo Ballard, flying on the Hindenburg is a dream come true. But as the zeppelin gets ready to land, a blast rocks the Hindenburg and fire consumes the ship. Hugo finds himself separated from his family and in a desperate race to escape the flames.
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-- Hindenburg disaster, 1937[2016], Pre-adolescent, Scholastic Press Call No: [Fic] Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: "For eleven year-old Hugo Ballard, flying on the Hindenburg is a dream come true. Hugo, his parents, and his four-year-old sister Gertie, are making the thrilling four thousand mile journey across the Atlantic in a zeppelin as big as the Titanic. But as the zeppelin gets ready to land, a blast rocks the Hindenburg and fire consumes the ship. The entire disaster lasts a mere thirty-two seconds, but in those few seconds, Hugo finds himself separated from his family and in a desperate race to escape the flames. The Hindenburg is doomed. And so, it seems, is Hugo. Will he survive this historic disaster?"--OCLC.
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By Lake, Nick2012., Bloomsbury Call No: YOUNG ADULT Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: In the aftermath of the Haitian earthquake, Shorty, a poor, fifteen-year-old gang member from the slums of Site Soleil, is trapped in the rubble of a hospital and as he grows weaker, he has visions and memories of his life of violence, his lost twin sister, and of Toussaint L'Ouverture, who liberated Haiti from French rule in 1804.
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By Lake, Nick2012., Adolescent, Bloomsbury Call No: Historical Fiction Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: In the aftermath of the Haitian earthquake, Shorty, a poor, fifteen-year-old gang member from the slums of Site Soleil, is trapped in the rubble of a hospital and as he grows weaker, he has visions and memories of his life of violence, his lost twin sister, and of Toussaint L'Ouverture, who liberated Haiti from French rule in 1804. (Economic Diversity, Ethnic Diversity).
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2000., Viking Call No: 910 .9164 Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Tells the story of the Essex, a whaleship that set sail from Nantucket in 1819 on a routine voyage, and was rammed and sunk by an enraged sperm whale in the South Pacific, setting the twenty-man crew adrift in three tiny boats.
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-- Lost in Peru[2018], Juvenile, 45th Parallel Press Call No: B Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s)Click here to watch Summary Note: Describes the plane crash that stranded seventeen-year-old Juliane Koepke in the Peruvian rainforest for eleven days, and how she fought to survive in one of the harshest climates on Earth. Includes photographs, biographical profiles, survival tips, a glossary, critical thinking questions, and further resources.
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c2011., Harper Call No: Warfare Edition: 1st ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Provides an account of the crash of a transport plane carrying twenty-four American servicemen and WACs on May 13, 1945, during a sightseeing trip over the Shangri-La Valley in the mountains of Dutch New Guinea, tells how survivors Margaret Hastings, John McCollom, and Kenneth Decker, injured and grieving, braved man-eating headhunters and enemy Japanese troops to find refuge with a primitive tribe which had never seen white people, and discusses their daring rescue.
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By Olson, Tod[2016]., Pre-adolescent, Scholastic Inc. Call No: WAR NF WORLD WAR !! Edition: 1st ed., November 2016. Availability:11 of 11 At Location(s) Summary Note: "World War II, October 1942: a plane carrying eight Americans crashes into the middle of the Pacific Ocean. With only four oranges and no fresh water between them, the crew had to band together and rely on each other for survival. What they thought would be only a few hours or days before they were rescued turned into weeks lost at sea fighting off sharks, dehydration, hunger, and extreme heat"--Provided by publisher.
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By Olson, Tod[2016]., Pre-adolescent, Scholastic Inc. Call No: 940.54 OLSON Edition: 1st ed., November 2 Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: "World War II, October 1942: a plane carrying eight Americans crashes into the middle of the Pacific Ocean. With only four oranges and no fresh water between them, the crew had to band together and rely on each other for survival. What they thought would be only a few hours or days before they were rescued turned into weeks lost at sea fighting off sharks, dehydration, hunger, and extreme heat"--Provided by publisher.