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  I Survived: Book 1

  I Survived the Sinking of the Titanic, 1912

  by Lauren Tarshis

  Ten-year-old George Calder can't believe his luck -- he and his little sister, Phoebe, are on the famous Titanic, crossing the ocean with their Aunt Daisy. The ship is full of exciting places to explore, but when George ventures into the first class storage cabin, a terrible boom shakes the entire boat. Suddenly, water is everywhere, and George's life changes forever. Lauren Tarshis brings history's most... (more)
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  The Pope's Rhinoceros

  by Lawrence Norfolk

  The Pope’s Rhinoceros is a vivid, antic, and picaresque novel spun around one of history’s most bizarre chapters: the sixteenth-century attempt to procure a rhinoceros as a bribe for Pope Leo X. In February 1516, a Portuguese ship sank off the coast of Italy. The Nostra Señora de Ajuda had sailed fourteen thousand miles from the Indian kingdom of Gujarat. Her mission: to bribe the "pleasure-loving Pope" into... (more)
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  Caught by the Sea

  My life on boats

  by Gary Paulsen

  Another such wave could easily be the end of us. I had to do something, fix something, save the boat, save myself. But what? Gary Paulsen takes readers along on his maiden voyage, proving that ignorance can be bliss. Also really stupid and incredibly dangerous. He tells of boats that have owned him—good, bad, and beloved—and how they got him through terrifying storms that he survived by sheer luck. His spare... (more)
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  Life of Pi

  by Yann Martel

  Life of Pi is a fantasy novel about a boy stranded in a lifeboat with a 450-pound Bengal Tiger after a shipwreck. Pi Patel's father runs a zoo in Pondicherry - a former French colony in India - but decides to migrate to Canada along with his family and assorted zoo animals due to political tensions. However, their voyage is abruptly cut short when Tsimtsum - their Japanese cargo ship - sinks in the Pacific during... (more)
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  The Chronicles of Narnia: Book 5

  The Voyage of the Dawn Treader

  by C. S. Lewis

  Having to spend the summer holidays with their odious cousin Eustace was just about the end for Edmund and Lucy. They were gazing dejectedly at the picture of the ship with the dragon prow when slowly it began to rock, and the wind to blow. In a flash, the frame disappeared and the three children were flung into the waves. Grasping at the ropes thrown out to them, they clambered to safety aboard the... (more)
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  By the Light of the Silvery Moon

  by Tricia Goyer

  Remember the Titanic 100 years after its doomed voyage with Tricia Goyer’s fictional portrayal of one woman’s journey. To Amelia Gladstone, this ship means promise of seeing family again. To Quentin Walpole, the Titanic represents a new start in America…if he can get onboard. All seems lost until Amelia offers him a ticket, securing his passage—and bringing him face-to-face with his railroad tycoon father and... (more)
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  The Age of Desire

  by Jennie Fields

  For fans of The Paris Wife, a sparkling glimpse into the life of Edith Wharton and the scandalous love affair that threatened her closest friendship. They say behind every great man is a woman. Behind Edith Wharton, there was Anna Bahlmann—her governess turned literary secretary, and her mothering, nurturing friend. When at the age of forty-five, Edith falls passionately in love with a... (more)
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  Titanic Book One Unsinkable, Titanic Book Two Collision Course, Titanic Book Three S.O.S.

  by Gordon Korman

  The ultimate action/adventure trilogy begins, with #1 bestselling author Gordon Korman plunging readers into the heart of the Titanic.The Titanic is meant to be unsinkable, but as it begins its maiden voyage, there's plenty of danger waiting for four of its young passengers. Paddy is a stowaway, escaping a deadly past. Sophie's mother is delivered to the ship by police - after she and Sophie have been... (more)
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  From Lotos To Cherry Blossom

  by Sarah Graham Morrison

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  Secrets at Sea

  by Richard Peck

  “Rife with snappy asides and clever but never heavy-handed.” (The New York Times ) * “Readers will revel in the detailed descriptions of mouse-sized joys, woes, and love connections.” (Publishers Weekly, starred review ) * “Is there anything Newbery Medalist Peck cannot do? Apparently not…Whimsical language, sure characterization, unflagging adventure, even romance.” (Kirkus, starred review ) * “The... (more)