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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 8.8 - AR Pts: 14
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English
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In 1820, the whaleship Essex was rammed and sunk by an angry sperm whale, leaving the desperate crew to drift for more than ninety days in three tiny boats. Nathaniel Philbrick uses little-known documents and vivid details about the Nantucket whaling tradition to reveal the chilling facts of this infamous maritime disaster. In the Heart of the Sea—and now, its epic adaptation for the screen—will forever place the Essex tragedy in the American...
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When her mother disappears without a trace during a weekend trip, Florine's childhood is turned upside down. Her days in the small coastal Maine town were spent watching for her father's lobster boat, and making bread with her grandmother. As she finds her way to adulthood, Florine clings to the hope that her mother will return.
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Josie Iselin, the author of Abrams' popular Heart Stones, turns to sea glass hearts for a companion volume that promises to be just as appealing. Beachcombers the world over treasure sea glass-the shards of broken glass that are tumbled by the waves into smooth, pebblelike forms. They know which colors are common (green and brown) and which are unusual (black, yellow, red, and, especially, orange) and they can often identify the age and origin of...
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Sometimes you have to trust the one sent to destroy you in order to save the one you love.
Willing to do whatever it takes to save her sister, Nerissa Elliot commandeers the ship of notorious pirate, Cyrus Crow.
But Crow has a mission: kill Nerissa and earn his freedom from the Queen who's controlled him half his life. However, Nerissa harbors powers over the sea. Powers she can't control. Powers that threaten to consume her.
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You know what sucks?
Meriel Byrne became a selkie — a shapeshifting seal — just because Great Granny Whoever dumped some loser a few generations ago.
What also sucks?
Ronan Burbank, ex-billionaire and ex-boss, was blamed for her disappearance and became a recluse with an attitude problem.
How to make things not suck?
When Meriel saves a sailor in trouble, she and Ronan get another chance to find real magic together. All they have to do is defeat...
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Deutsch
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Ein Herz wie das Meer: stürmisch, wild und frei. Lilja lebt für das Meer. Sie verbringt den Großteil ihres Arbeitstages auf dem Atlantik, um bei Whalewatching-Touren nach den sanften Riesen Ausschau zu halten. Privat engagiert sie sich in einer Umweltorganisation für den Schutz der Ozeane und nimmt an Protestaktionen gegen den Walfang teil. Dementsprechend wenig Zeit hat sie für Männer. Eine Beziehung steht definitiv nicht auf Liljas Prioritätenliste...
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Europe Comics
Pub. Date
2023
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English
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Jean-Paul is a shy, slightly gawky young man leading a rather unremarkable life in which his oppressive mother is all too present. As the anniversary of his father's death approaches, he feels increasingly dissatisfied with his life, and increasingly aware of his loneliness. It's time for things to change. So, without telling anyone, he embarks on a singles cruise and takes his first steps in a brave new world."Pedrosa shows life and energy in every...
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Lauren Liess, the bestselling author of Habitat, Down to Earth, and Feels Like Home, explores the allure and magic of coastal living.
Thoughtful, nostalgic, inspiring, and laid-back, Beach Life delves into life by the sea and why we are drawn to it. From the homes to the food to the relaxed mindset and the therapeutic benefits of being near the ocean, life is different at the beach.
Complete with interior design inspiration and advice, explorations...
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Planeta Pub Corp
Pub. Date
2015
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Español
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"El 20 de noviembre de 1820, el barco ballenero Essex es atacado por un cachalote mientras navega por el Pacífico. La tripulación se refugia en botes salvavidas. Es entonces cuando empieza la tragedia: con una cantidad limitada de víveres y agua, veinte hombres pondrán a prueba su coraje en una lucha despiadada por la vida en medio del océano. Meses después, los marineros de un barco divisan un bote a la deriva en las costas de América del...
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Discover the amazing true story behind the inspiration for Herman Melville's Moby Dick and the feature film Heart of the Sea!
A tragic yet riveting narration of life and death and man against the elements, this is an extreme account of shipwreck survival. On the morning of November 20, 1820, in the Pacific Ocean 2,000 miles from the coast of South America, an enraged sperm whale rammed the Nantucket whaleship Essex. As the boat began to sink, her...
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If fresh water is to be treasured, the Great Lakes are the mother lode. No bodies of water can compare to them. One of them, Superior, is the largest lake on earth, and the five lakes together contain a fifth of the world's supply of standing fresh water. Their surface area of 95,000 square miles is greater than New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Vermont, New Hampshire, and Rhode Island combined. They are so vast that they dominate...
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Join Crystal and the rest of the crew in the second book of the Wild Heart of the Seas series! Crystal sends Captain Stevenson and the Saving Grace to patrol Eastern Africa and Indonesia while she guides the Avenging Angel around the Caribbean and Western Africa. Get ready to discover where their travels take them and the adventures they have! Crystal finally discovers her true feelings for Commodore Sullivan, but she isn't sure where it will lead...
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Great Courses volume 5
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English
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Virtually every living thing in polar waters - from single-celled phytoplankton to whales - has evolved in a world dominated by sea ice. Study how Arctic and Antarctic marine ecosystems work, and consider what happens to a sea ice-dependent marine ecosystem when the sea ice begins to disappear.
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Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book.
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#1 The Essex was one of a fleet of more than seventy Nantucket whaleships in the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans in 1819. With whale-oil prices steadily climbing, the village of Nantucket was on its way to becoming one of the richest towns in America.
#2 The Essex was a ship that had a reputation for being lucky. In July 1819, a comet appeared in the night sky, and islanders...
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Crystal Boudier is the oldest Governor's daughter of Port Royal, Jamaica. All her life she has had a stifling life filled with lessons and responsibilities. But one day, pirates raid her city to pillage and plunder. Crystal and a handful of her friends manage to assist people to a ship in the harbor and sail to safety. Upon their return, Crystal finds her parents dead and her sister was taken hostage by the fearsome pirates. Crystal takes up the mission...
18) Heart of the sea
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Gallaghers of Ardmore trilogy volume 3
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English
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When a rich businessman arrives in Ardmore to build a theater and research his Irish roots, Darcy Gallagher realizes he is the man of her dreams.
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"Award-winning author Elizabeth McCracken is an undisputed virtuoso of the short story, and this new collection features her most vibrant and heartrending work to date"--
In these stories, the mysterious bonds of family are tested, transformed, fractured, and fortified. A recent widower and his adult son ferry to a craggy Scottish island in search of puffins. An actress who plays a children's game show villainess ushers in the New Year with her deadbeat...