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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Michael J. Tougias , Alison O'LearyPublisher: Palgrave USA Imprint: Square Fish Dimensions: Width: 13.10cm , Height: 1.90cm , Length: 19.30cm Weight: 0.186kg ISBN: 9781250853219ISBN 10: 1250853214 Pages: 224 Publication Date: 05 December 2022 Recommended Age: From 9 years Audience: Children/juvenile , Children / Juvenile Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In stock  We have confirmation that this item is in stock with the supplier. It will be ordered in for you and dispatched immediately. Table of ContentsReviews"A Junior Library Guild Selection This exciting, highly readable story of survival deserves a place on most library shelves. Perfect for young history buffs and older fans of the ""I Survived"" series.--School Library Journal Quotes from letters and diaries evoke the historical era. A well-researched account of one American family during a little-known episode of World War II. --Kirkus Reviews After hours of dehydration, hypothermia, and shark threats, the survivors were sighted by plane and rescued by smaller craft . . . in this true survival story that judiciously carries forward beyond the relief of the rescue. The peril facing two children lost at sea is convincingly conveyed, and the lasting effect on their family life is equally sobering.--The Bulletin" "A Junior Library Guild Selection ""This exciting, highly readable story of survival deserves a place on most library shelves. Perfect for young history buffs and older fans of the ""I Survived"" series.""--School Library Journal ""Quotes from letters and diaries evoke the historical era. A well-researched account of one American family during a little-known episode of World War II."" --Kirkus Reviews ""After hours of dehydration, hypothermia, and shark threats, the survivors were sighted by plane and rescued by smaller craft . . . in this true survival story that judiciously carries forward beyond the relief of the rescue. The peril facing two children lost at sea is convincingly conveyed, and the lasting effect on their family life is equally sobering.""--The Bulletin" A Junior Library Guild Selection This exciting, highly readable story of survival deserves a place on most library shelves. Perfect for young history buffs and older fans of the I Survived series.--School Library Journal Quotes from letters and diaries evoke the historical era. A well-researched account of one American family during a little-known episode of World War II. --Kirkus Reviews After hours of dehydration, hypothermia, and shark threats, the survivors were sighted by plane and rescued by smaller craft . . . in this true survival story that judiciously carries forward beyond the relief of the rescue. The peril facing two children lost at sea is convincingly conveyed, and the lasting effect on their family life is equally sobering.--The Bulletin Author InformationMichael J. Tougias is the author of many true rescue stories, including Into the Blizzard, A Storm Too Soon, and The Finest Hours. A frequent lecturer on his work, Tougias lives in Plymouth, Massachusetts. michaeltougias.com Alison O'Leary is an award-winning journalist based in New England. She is a former correspondent for the Boston Globe and the author of So Close to Home and Inns and Adventures. alisonoleary.com Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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