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Author
Publisher
Christy Ottaviano Books/Henry Holt and Company
Pub. Date
[2016].
Language
English
Description
"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.
2) The tempest
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English
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Prospero, the deposed Duke of Milan, uses his skill at controlling natural forces to cause the shipwreck of his old opponents, forcing them to seek refuge on the island where he and his daughter Miranda have been living in exile, and setting the stage for Miranda to fall in love with Ferdinand, the prince of Naples. Includes explanatory notes, plot summaries, critical essay, and illustrations.
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English
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Banned Books Week: Plays and Poetry
Books @ Noon--September 2023 Picks
It's Lit: Films Inspired by Classics
Oregon Shakespeare Festival 2023 Season
Books @ Noon--September 2023 Picks
It's Lit: Films Inspired by Classics
Oregon Shakespeare Festival 2023 Season
Description
Presents the original text of Shakespeare's play side by side with a modern version, with marginal notes and explanations and full descriptions of each character.
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English
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Description
Winter, 1945. Four teenagers. Four secrets. Each one born of a different homeland; each one hunted, and haunted, by tragedy, lies... and war. As thousands of desperate refugees flock to the coast in the midst of a Soviet advance, four paths converge, vying for passage aboard the Wilhelm Gustloff, a ship that promises safety and freedom. Yet not all promises can be kept.
Author
Publisher
Christy Ottaviano Books/Henry Holt and Company
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
"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. This middle-grade adaptation of an adult nonfiction booktells 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. This is a fast-paced, uplifting story that puts...
6) Seasparrow
Author
Series
Graceling Realm volume 5
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
As Hava sails across the sea toward Monsea with the world's only copies of the formulas for the zilfium weapon, she makes an unexpected discovery about one of the ship's crew, but before she can unravel the mystery, storms drive their ship off course, wrecking them in the ice far north of the Royal Continent.
Author
Publisher
Calkins Creek, an imprint of Highlights
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
Publisher Annotation: In the years following the Civil War, "Arctic fever" gripped the American public, fueled by myths of a fertile, tropical sea at the top of the world. Several explorers attempted to find a route to the North Pole, but none succeeded. Bound by Ice follows the journey of George Washington De Long and the crew of the USSJeannette, who departed San Francisco in the summer of 1879 hoping to find a route to the North Pole. However,...
8) The living
Author
Series
The living volume 1
Publisher
Delacorte Press
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
After an earthquake destroys California and a tsunami wrecks the luxury cruise ship where he is a summer employee, high schooler Shy confronts another deadly surprise.
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