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Adrift in a raft after a deadly ship explosion, nine people struggle for survival at sea. Three days pass. Short on water, food and hope, they spot a man floating in the waves. They pull him in. “Thank the Lord we found you,” a passenger says. “I am the Lord,” the man whispers. So begins Mitch Albom’s most beguiling and inspiring novel yet. Albom has written of heaven in the celebrated number one bestsellers The Five People You Meet in Heaven...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 10
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English
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Trapped on a small boat drifting out to sea with her ex-best friend and a band of popular kids, outcast Denver wonders if dehydration, sunstroke, or the girl who she used to think of as a sister will kill her before she's rescued.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
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In 1912, thirteen-year-old Noelle and her parents are aboard the Titanic, when she is awoken to a sinking ship and must evacuate to a lifeboat with her mother, but first she has to find and help her new friend, Pauline, who is in steerage.
4) Rescue boats
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Publisher
Pebble Books
Pub. Date
c2005
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2018]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
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In 1940, a group of British children, their escorts, and some sailors struggle to survive in a lifeboat when the ship taking them to safety in Canada is torpedoed. Includes historical notes.
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Publisher
Templar Books, an imprint of Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
"Lift the flaps to find out the secrets of some of the world's most amazing rescue vehicles...Discover eight incredible lifesaving vehicles, from giant fire trucks to high-tech helicopters to the awesome Submarine Rescue System, and learn how people are rescued from emergency situations all over the world. Join the rescue crew--there's no time to lose!"-- Back cover.
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Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
Surviving the Storms brings together incredible first-hand accounts of rescues carried out by the remarkable RNLI lifesavers. In this collection of heart-wrenching and life-affirming missions, we hear blow-by-blow descriptions of some of the most dramatic rescues from the last twenty years. We experience these through the eyes of the lifesavers as they must make life-or-death decisions, face fierce conditions and tackle difficult and dangerous situations....