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  The Ingo Chronicles: Book 1

  Ingo

  by Helen Dunmore

  By the Cornwall coast where Sapphire lives with her family, it's easy to hear the call of the sea. Too easy perhaps. Her father went missing after going out in his boat one night and her brother is going out for hours on end, now Sapphire knows why. The call of the sea is strong, can Sapphire resist it? In a novel full of longing, mystery, and magic, Helen Dunmore takes us to a new world that has the power both... (more)
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  The Ingo Chronicles: Book 2

  The Tide Knot

  by Helen Dunmore

  In a seaside town of sandy beaches and ocean breezes, Sapphy has never felt so far from the sea. The crowded shore at St. Pirans is nothing like the cove at Sapphy's old home, where she first found her way into the underwater world of Ingo. But Ingo's pull is strong, and it always finds a way. Soon Sapphy and her brother, Conor, are swimming beneath the waves again, riding the currents and teasing their Mer... (more)
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  The Ingo Chronicles: Book 3

  The Deep

  by Helen Dunmore

  Sapphire lives in two worlds. On land she walks the rocky shores of the Cornwall coast—but under the sea she can swim like a seal by the side of her Mer friend Faro. Now both of Sapphy's worlds are threatened. In the profound depths of the ocean, where the Mer cannot go, a monster called the Kraken is stirring. He has the power to sweep Ingo away and shake the land from its foundation. Because of her mixed... (more)
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  Indigo

  by Alice Hoffman

  13 year-old Martha Glimmer is convinced this is the worst time of her life. Her mother died, she grew 7 inches, and she has to put up with a woman who provides Martha's lonely father with horrible food and opinions about how 13 year-old girls should behave. Martha longs to leave Oak Grove and travel. Martha's best friend Trevor and his brother Eli also want to leave Oak Grove. Nicknamed Trout and Eel because... (more)
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  Revenge of the Whale

  The True Story of the Whaleship Essex

  by Nathaniel Philbrick

  On November 20, 1820, the whaleship Essex was rammed and sunk by an angry whale. Within minutes, the twenty-one-man crew, including the fourteen-year-old cabin boy Thomas Nickerson, found themselves stranded in three leaky boats in the middle of the Pacific Ocean with barely any supplies and little hope. Three months later, two of the boats were rescued 4,500 miles away, off the coast of South America.... (more)
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  Chicken Soup for the Soul

  Chicken Soup for the Ocean Lover's Soul

  Amazing Sea Stories and Wyland Artwork to Open the Heart and Rekindle the Spirit

  by Jack Canfield

  All of us, at one time or another, find ourselves inexplicably drawn to the sea. For some, it's a place for reflection or romance. For others, it's the thrill of watching surf crash against a sandy white beach or studying the kaleidoscope of life among a tropical coral reef. This ability of the ocean to change our lives, to inspire us and to fascinate us is what led us to create Chicken Soup for the Ocean Lover's... (more)
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  Ghosts of the Abyss: A Journey Into The Heart of the Titanic

  by Donald Lynch, Ken Marschall

  A breathtakingly illustrated true tale of adventure and discovery to tie in with a groundbreaking new 3-D large-screen movie from the director-producer of Titanic . In the late summer of 2001, James Cameron, the director-producer of the highest-grossing picture in Hollywood history, led a new deep-diving expedition to the wreck of the lost liner Titanic . With him was a team of underwater explorers that... (more)
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  Oceanology

  by Dugald Steer

  Follow the fascinating journey of Captain Nemo and explore the ocean’s wonders, both real and imagined ... or are they? What if a sixteen-year-old assistant traveled aboard the storied Nautilus, the narwhal-shaped submarine of 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea? And what if he were the sole survivor of the ill-fated voyage and went on to relay his adventures to a certain . . . Jules Verne? Find this brave young man’s... (more)
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  The Discovery of the Titanic

  by Robert D. Ballard, Rick Archbold

  A firsthand account of the author's twelve-year quest to find the sunken luxury liner is illustrated with dozens of photographs and includes moment-by-moment accounts of the tragedy and the successful discovery expedition. Reprint."
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  The Edge of the Sea

  by Rachel Carson

  In her luminous descriptions of intertidal life, Carson shows her remarkable ability to describe the beauties of science and the natural world.
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  Homo Delphinus, The Dolphin Within Man

  by Jacques Mayol

  This book holds appeal for divers, laymen, romantic, and dolphin lovers alike, regarding man's spiritual connection to the sea.
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  Journey to Titanic

  by Roger Bansemer

  Artist Roger Bansemer gets an unexpected invitation to dive two and a half miles down into the Atlantic to the site of one of the most famous shipwrecks in history. Armed with his artist’s eye and insight, he embarks on an expedition on a Russian research ship to the Titanic. In this compelling journal, Bansemer’s writing and stunning visual work bring us into the adventure, relaying the colorful characters on the... (more)
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  Letters from Maine: Poems

  by May Sarton

  After A Winter's Silence April In Maine The Cold Night Cold Spring The Consummation Contemplation Of Poussin Correspondence Dead Center An Elegy For Scrabble Elegy: The Rose-breasted Grosbeak A Farewell For Laurie For Monet The Image Is A Garden Intimation Letters From Maine: 1 Letters From Maine: 10 Letters From Maine: 2 Letters From Maine: 25 Letters From Maine: 3 Letters... (more)
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  The Old Man and the Sea

  by Ernest Hemingway

  Hemingway's last work published during his lifetime remains one of his most popular and best known. A man's symbolic quest to land the catch of a lifetime engages classic themes of the human struggle against nature as well as explores the intersection of expectation and desire.The story is told in minimalist style, perfectly crafted without sentimentality or bathos. Even if "fishing" isn't your 'thing',... (more)
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  Daughter of the Sea (Laurel Leaf Books)

  by Berlie Doherty

  Gioga is a gift from the sea to the childless Jannet and Munroe--but only a temporary one. The couple treat Gioga as if she were of their own flesh and blood, not understanding that they would need to let her go before long. When it comes time to return their daughter to her rightful home, desperation sets in. No amount of toil and bloodshed, however, will distract Gioga from the longing she feels to return. . . . (more)
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  The Darker Side

  Generations of Horror

  by John Pelan, Caitlin R. Kiernan

  Omni magazine praised John Pelan's previous anthology, Darkside, as "powerful." This all-new collection includes stories by: Edo Van Belkom, Simon Clark, Seth Lindberg, Tom Piccirilli, Brian Hodge, Jessica Amanda Salmonson, James Dorr, Paul Finch, Mehitobel Wilson, Michelle Scalise, David B. Silva, Joel Lane, Wilum Pugmire and Chad Hensley, Charlee Jacob, John Pelan, Lucy Taylor, Brian A. Hopkins and Richard... (more)
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  Porch Lights

  by Dorothea Benton Frank

  New York Times bestselling author Dorothea Benton Frank was born and raised on Sullivans Island, South Carolina. She resides in the New York area with her husband.When Jimmy McMullen, a fireman with the NYFD, is killed in the line of duty, his wife, Jackie, and ten-year-old son, Charlie, are devastated. Charlie idolized his dad, and now the outgoing, curious boy has become quiet and reserved. Trusting in... (more)
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  Souls in the Sea: Dolphins, Whales, and Human Destiny

  by Scott Taylor

  Scott Taylor has devoted his life to studying dolphins and whales. In this poetic cetology compendium, he shows how the history, mythology, and scientific research surrounding these creatures is an index to what our future as a species can be. The author discusses the portrayal of dolphins and whales in literature, legend, and the Judeo-Christian heritage; the research of biologist John Lilly on interspecies... (more)
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  Aria of the Sea

  by Dia Calhoun

  On the island of Normost, in the kingdom of Windward, 13-year-old Cerinthe Gale is a folk healer who dreams of being a dancer. When her mother falls ill, Cerinthe fights to save her — but fails. She blames herself for her mother’s death, gives up healing, and decides to pursue dance. Cerinthe travels across Windward to audition at the School of the Royal Dancers, which accepts her even though she is a commoner. It... (more)
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  The Seas

  by Samantha Hunt

  The narrator of The Seas lives in a tiny, remote, alcoholic, cruel seaside town. An occasional chambermaid, granddaughter to a typesetter, and daughter to a dead man, awkward and brave, wayward and willful, she is in love (unrequited) with an Iraq War veteran thirteen years her senior. She is convinced that she is a mermaid. What she does to ease the pain of growing up lands her in prison. What she does to get... (more)