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A mesmerizing story of shipwreck, survival, and savagery, culminating in a court martial that reveals a shocking truth. On January 28, 1742, a ramshackle vessel of patched-together wood and cloth washed up on the coast of Brazil. Inside were thirty emaciated men, barely alive, and they had an extraordinary tale to tell. They were survivors of His Majesty's Ship the Wager, a British vessel that had left England in 1740 on a secret mission during an...
2) The tempest
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IL: MG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 1
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Themes: Adapted Classics, Low Level Classics, William Shakespeare, Fiction, Tween, Teen, Young Adult, Hi-Lo, Hi-Lo Books, Hi-Lo Solutions, High-Low Books, Hi-Low Books, ELL, EL, ESL, Struggling Learner, Struggling Reader, Special Education, SPED, Newcomers, Reading, Learning, Education, Educational, Educational Books. Timeless Shakespeare-designed for the struggling reader and adapted to retain the integrity of the original play. These classic plays...
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Early 1800s. Thomasina Trelora is on her way to the colonies to be married to a clergyman she's never met. A storm wrecks the ship and leaves near death. Saved by an Aboriginal man who leaves her at the door of a grand estate. Tom is now free to be whoever she wants to be and a whole new life opens up to her. But as she's drawn deeper into the intriguing life of this grand estate, she discovers that things aren't quite as they seem. She stumbles across...
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Crown
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English
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Presents an account of the experiences of the historical ship's wealthy and famous passengers and their world, drawing on original research to place their lives within an arc of the Titanic's dramatic demise, explaining how their stories reflect key tenets of the Edwardian era.
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Random Media
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English
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A deeply layered tale of shipwreck, steep loss of life, courage, sacrifice and human endurance; of rescue and remembrance. February 18, 1942. Two months after Pearl Harbor and US entry into World War II, a pair of destroyers escorted a supply ship through the treacherous North Atlantic to a base in Argentia, Newfoundland. Zig-zagging, and under strict radio silence to avoid German U boats, they were hit by a furious winter gale. Wind whipped waves,...
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Children's Press, an imprint of Scholastic, Inc
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IL: MG - BL: 6 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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"Next set in A TRUE BOOK series. Young readers rediscover the story of the largest and most luxurious ship ever built, The Titanic. Featuring historical imagery, first-hand accounts, and lively text"--
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Children's Press, an imprint of Scholastic Inc
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.9 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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"Next set in A TRUE BOOK series. Young readers rediscover the story of the largest and most luxurious ship ever built, The Titanic. Featuring historical imagery, first-hand accounts, and lively text"--
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