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Publisher
Farrar Straus Giroux
Edition
1st ed.
Language
English
Description
This is an extraordinary tale of life on the high seas aboard one of the last American merchant ships, the S.S. Stella Lykes, on a forty-two-day journey from Charleston down the Pacific coast of South America. As the crew of the Stella Lykes makes their ocean voyage, they tell stories of other runs and other ships, tales of disaster, stupidity, greed, generosity, and courage.
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English
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Join this energetic, fishy tale of one family's quest among all the fish in the sea to find the fish with the deep sea smile - but can they catch it? Best-selling children's author Margaret Wise Brown sends us on a rollicking rhyming adventure, taking us from the poles to the tropics along the way. This watery world is brought colourfully to life by the fun and vivid artwork of illustrator Henry Fisher.
5) Lord Jim
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English
Description
Lord Jim tells the story of a young, idealistic Englishman--"as unflinching as a hero in a book"--who is disgraced by a single act of cowardice while serving as an officer on the Patna, a merchant-ship sailing from an eastern port. His life is ruined: an isolated scandal has assumed horrifying proportions. But, then he is befriended by an older man named Marlow who helps to establish him in exotic Patusan, a remote Malay settlement where his courage...
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Publisher
Blue Earth Books
Language
English
Description
The diary of a young girl who traveled with her family on her father's whaling ship in the 1860s records her schooling, dangerous whale hunts, and the activities of her baby brother. Includes sidebars, activities, and a timeline related to this era.
Publisher
Paramount
Edition
Fullscreen [edition].
Language
English
Formats
Description
Living in the underwater city of Bikini Bottom, SpongeBob lives in a two-story pineapple. Instead of taking a more logical approach to everyday challenges, SpongeBob usually approaches life in an unconventional way. Whether searching for the ultimate spatula to perfect his burger flipping technique at the Krusty Krab, or just hanging out with his best pal Patrick, SpongeBob's good intentions and overzealous approach to life usually create chaos in...
9) Seafire
Author
Series
Seafire trilogy volume 1
Publisher
Razorbill, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC
Language
English
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After her family is killed by corrupt warlord Aric Athair and his bloodthirsty army of Bullets, Caledonia Styx is left to chart her own course on the dangerous and deadly seas. She captains her ship, the Mors Navis, with a crew of girls and women just like her, whose lives have been turned upside down by Aric and his men. The crew has one misson: stay alive, and take down Aric's armed and armored fleet. But when Caledonia's best friend and second-in-command...
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Publisher
Toonhound Studios LLC
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
"Welcome to the world of Baggywrinkles--a rollicking, educational survey of maritime lore, built around cartoonist Lucy Bellwood's time aboard tall ships. From the scourge of scurvy to the exhilaration of climbing the rigging for the first time, Lucy's comics bring the reader into a world of high seas history and informative adventure with "a sheer and unremitting sense of joy "--Amazon.
11) Fable
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English
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"As the daughter of the most powerful trader in the Narrows, the sea is the only home Fable has ever known. Four years ago she watched her mother drown during a storm-- and the next day her father abandoned her on a legendary island filled with thieves and little food. To survive she kept to herself, learned to trust no one and relied on the unique skills her mother taught her. Fable enlists the help of a young trader named West to get her off the...
14) The invaders
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Series
Language
English
Description
"Hal and the other Herons face many perils as they track down the pirates who stole Skandia's most prized artifact, the Andomal"--
15) The hunters
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Series
Publisher
Philomel
Language
English
Description
Determined to recover the Adomal and to prevent the pirate Zavac from doing more damage, Hal and his brotherband crew persue Zavac to the lawless fortress of Ragusa where, if Hal is to succeed, he will have to go beyond his brotherband training and face the pirate one-on-one in a fight to the finish.
16) The outcasts
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Series
Publisher
Philomel Books
Language
English
Description
Skandian outcasts Hal, Stig, and others do battle at sea against the Wolves and the Sharks, in the ultimate race across icy waters where not everyone thinks of the competition as playing.
17) Treasure hunters
Author
Series
Treasure hunters volume 1
Publisher
Little, Brown and Co
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
"Following clues left by their missing father, twelve-year-old twins Bickford and Rebecca Kidd sail from the Caribbean to New York City with their siblings to finish the dangerous quest of their world-famous treasure-hunting parents"--Provided by publisher.
18) The forever sea
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Series
Publisher
DAW Books, Inc
Language
English
Description
Kindred Greyreach, a hearth-fire keeper, navigates ongoing conflict, unknown beasts and a mythic pirate city after her grandmother, The Marchess, disappears into the Forever Sea, a miles-high expanse of prairie grasses sailed by magical ships harvesting resources for human civilization.
19) The Ghostfaces
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English
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When a massive storm at sea blows the Brotherband crew off course to a land so far west Hal cannot recognize it from his maps, they face an unknown enemy.
Author
Series
Lintang volume 1
Publisher
Clarion Books, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Edition
First U.S. edition.
Language
English
Description
"Lintang is an island girl who longs for daring and danger. When she meets the feared pirate Captain Shafira, Lintang is determined to join her crew. But life's not easy aboard a pirate ship, and things only get harder when Lintang discovers her best friend, Bayani, has stowed away and is desperate to stay hidden. Lintang is torn between loyalty to her friend and to her new captain--especially when she learns that Bayani is guarding a secret that...
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