Into the Blizzard: Heroism at Sea During the Great Blizzard of 1978
by Michael Tougias
A riveting true account of a rescue at sea from Michael J. Tougias, the author... read more
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- Grade
- 4-8
- Genre
- Nonfiction
Year Published 2019
Word Count 58,147
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 1120L
- ATOS Reading Level: 7.6
- AR Quiz Numbers
- 506373
- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- History
- Subject Headings
- Blizzard of 1978 Blizzard of '78
- Pilot boats--Massachusetts--Gloucester--History
- Blizzards--Massachusetts
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Science & Nature | Earth Sciences - Weather
- Winter storms--Massachusetts
- Transportation
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Transportation | Boats, Ships & Underwater Craft
- United States. Coast Guard--Search and rescue operations--Massachussets
- Can Do (Pilot boat)
- Juvenile Nonfiction | History | United States - 20th Century
- Global Hope (Ship)
- Quirk, Frank, Jr
- Shipwrecks--Massachusetts
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