A Storm Too Soon: A Remarkable True Survival Story in 80 Foot Seas
by Michael Tougias
Seventy-foot waves batter a torn life raft 250 miles out to sea in one of the world's... read more
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- Grade
- 4-8
- Genre
- Nonfiction
Year Published 2016
Word Count 49,321
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 1090L
- ATOS Reading Level: 7.3
- AR Quiz Numbers
- 182217
- Subject Headings
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Science & Nature | Disasters
- Juvenile Nonfiction | History | United States - 20th Century
- Boating accidents--Juvenile literature
- Young Adult Misc. Nonfiction
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Science & Nature | Earth Sciences - Weather
- Storms
- Shipwreck survival--Juvenile literature
- Boating accidents
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Transportation | Boats, Ships & Underwater Craft
- Shipwreck survival
- Storms--Juvenile literature
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Science & Nature | Earth Sciences - Water (Oceans, Lakes, Etc.)
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Awards & Distinctions 2
Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2020
Biography Selection, 2017
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