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A storm too soon : a remarkable true survival story in 80-foot seas / Michael Tougia.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: New York, New York : Henry Holt and Company, 2016Edition: First editionDescription: 220 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 24 cmContent type:
  • text
  • still image
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781627792813 (hardcover : alk. paper)
  • 1627792813 (hardcover : alk. paper)
Subject(s): Summary: "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.
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Item type Home library Collection Call number Materials specified Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Children's Book Children's Book Dr. James Carlson Library Children's NonFiction 910.9163 T722 Available 33111008161941
Children's Book Children's Book Main Library Children's NonFiction 910.9163 T722 Available 33111008400877
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

When a forty-seven-foot sailboat disappears in the Gulf Stream in the throes of a disastrous storm, it leaves behind three weary passengers struggling to stay alive. This middle-grade adaptation of an adult nonfiction book tells the story of the four intrepid Coast Guardsmen who braved this ruthless storm in the hopes of saving them. A spellbinding tale of courage and survival from the author of The Finest Hours , now a major motion picture.

New York Times bestselling author Michael J. Tougias adapts his histories of real life stories for young readers in his True Rescue Series , capturing the heroism and humanity of people on life-saving missions during maritime disasters.

Illustrated Chapter Books for ages 6-9:
True Rescue: The Finest Hours
True Rescue: A Storm Too Soon

Young Readers Adaptations, for ages 9-14
The Finest Hours (Young Readers Edition)
A Storm Too Soon (Young Readers Edition)
Into the Blizzard (Young Readers Edition)
Attacked at Sea (Young Readers Edition)

"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.

Ages 9-13.

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