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  Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea

  by Jules Verne

  When a huge, and glowing sea monster attacks and wrecks several ships, French professor Professor Arronax joins an US mission to hunt for the mysterious beast. The professor soon finds himself aboard the submarine beast Nautilus and a "guest" of Captain Nemo who is intent on exploring the ocean depths.The French title of this novel is Vingt mille lieues sous les mers. This is accurately translated as... (more)
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  On the Beach

  by Nevil Shute

  "The most shocking fiction I have read in years. What is shocking about it is both the idea and the sheer imaginative brilliance with which Mr. Shute brings it off." THE SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE They are the last generation, the innocent victims of an accidental war, living out their last days, making do with what they have, hoping for a miracle. As the deadly rain moves ever closer, the world as we know it winds... (more)
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  The Terrible Hours

  The Man Behind the Greatest Submarine Rescue in History

  by Peter Maas

  On the eve of World War II, the Squalus, America's newest submarine, plunged to the bottom of the North Atlantic. Miraculously, thirty-three crew members still survived. While their loved ones waited in unbearable tension on shore, their ultimate fate would depend upon one man, U.S. Navy officer Charles "Swede" Momsen -- an extraordinary combination of visionary, scientist, and man of action. In this... (more)
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  The Last Fathom

  by Martin Caidin

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  FIGHTING "TEMERAIRE"

  by John Winton

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  Escape from the Deep

  The Epic Story of a Legendary Submarine and Her Courageous Crew

  by Alex Kershaw

  The adrenaline-soaked story of nine men who fought the Japanese from America's deadliest submarine, survived its sinkage, and endured months of brutal torture in captivity. By October, 1944, the U.S. Navy submarine Tang was legendary--she had sunk more enemy ships, rescued more downed airmen, and pulled off more daring surface attacks than any other Allied submarine in the Pacific. And then, on her fifth... (more)
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  The Sub

  by P. J. Petersen

  "When the substitute walks in, James and Ray quickly decide to switch desks and identities--but the joke turns as sour as the smells from Ray's garbage-filled desk when James finds himself blamed for his friend's high jinks and poor schoolwork. . . . A funny, uncontrived story."--Kirkus Reviews. IRA/CBC Children's Choice.
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  by Paul Chapman

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  The Fantastic Secret of Owen Jester

  by Barbara O'Connor

  An amazing secret has tumbled off a freight train into Carter, Georgia, and Owen Jester is the only person who knows about it. If he can simply manage to evade his grandfather’s snappish housekeeper, organize his two best friends, and keep his nosy neighbor, Viola, at bay, he just might be in for the summer of a lifetime. With her trademark wit and easy charm, Barbara O’Connor spins a fantastic fable of friends,... (more)