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The Chathrand voyage volume 1
Language
English
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As the Chathrand navigates treacherous waters to complete its mission, Pazel, Thasha, and their allies--including a singularly heroic rat--must also navigate a treacherous web of intrigue to uncover the secret of the legendary Red Wolf.
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Series
Flat Stanley volume 6
Language
English
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Description
After Stanley Lambchop goes flat once again, he uses his flatness to help win a sailboat race and to rescue a classmate from a collapsed building.
3) Sail
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Series
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English
Description
The Dunnes have set off on a ten day boat trip, a trip that hopefully will bring them closer together, despite the fact that the father, Stuart is staying behind on land. But only an hour into the trip they're already falling apart. The teenage daughter plans to drown herself, and the teenage boy is high on drugs. Ten-year-old Ernie is near catatonic. But their mother Anne, with the help of her brother-in-law Jeff, is insistent on pulling everyone...
6) Sail away
Author
Pub. Date
c1995
Language
English
Description
A family takes an enjoyable trip in their sailboat and watches the weather change throughout the day.
Author
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"A story as vast and exhilarating as the open ocean itself, SAILING ALONE chronicles the daring, disastrous, and often absurd history of those who chose to sail across the ocean, in very small boats, alone. Sailing by yourself, out of sight of land, can be invigorating and terrifying, compelling and tedious -- and sometimes all of the above in one morning. But it is also a wide expanse of time in which to think. Sailing Alone tells the story of some...
10) Ghosting
Author
Pub. Date
2010
Language
English
Description
Jack, a hotshot neurosurgeon, is at the peak of his career-- and his family's showing the strain. Jack's solution to all their problems is a family cruise to Bermuda aboard a luxurious new sailboat. He's never sailed on the open sea before-- and they begin to fear for their safety. How much would each one be willing to sacrifice in order to buy the others a chance to survive?
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Series
Nancy Drew diaries volume 24
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
Nancy investigates a string of incidents at a sailing resort.
When a family friend, Grace, opens a sailing club on Lake Champlain at the former site of the Gemstone Islands Resort, Nancy, Bess, and George are invited to enjoy a few days of boating before the club's official grand opening. But when they arrive, they learn there have been some strange things happening on the property, from missing items to holes dug all over the yard. Is someone trying...
12) Swallowdale
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Series
Swallows and Amazons volume 2
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
The Walker family endures a shipwreck, discovers a secret cave and valley, builds a camp on the mainland, and goes hiking in the mountains.
Author
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"A storyteller "of great humanity and huge heart" (Minneapolis Star Tribune), Leif Enger debuted in the literary world with Peace Like a River which sold over a million copies and captured readers' hearts around the globe. Now comes a new milestone in this boldly imaginative author's accomplished, resonant body of work. Set in a not-too-distant America, I Cheerfully Refuse is the tale of a bereaved and pursued musician embarking under sail on a sentient...
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Series
Bear Grylls adventures volume 12
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
Mia loves to take charge and be a leader. She's not lacking in confidence and throws herself into every experience. Except she's terrible at taking a back seat and letting others have their say. A mysterious compass leads her to an unexpected adventure with Bear Grylls sailing the high seas. Can Bear show Mia the importance of teamwork and how dangerous the ocean can be if the captain doesn't have a crew who will work together?
15) Bunny overboard
Author
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
Bunny goes sailing on the sea, and the reader is invited to follow instructions to blow wind into his sails, rock the boat, and guess what Bunny will see next as he explores undersea life.
16) We the children
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Series
Pub. Date
c2010
Language
English
Description
Sixth-grader Ben Pratt's life is full of changes that he does not like--his parents' separation and the plan to demolish his seaside school to build an amusement park--but when the school janitor gives him a tarnished coin with some old engravings and then dies, Ben is drawn into an effort to keep the school from being destroyed.
Author
Series
Trixie Belden volume 13
Pub. Date
2005
Language
English
Description
When the Bob-Whites--minus Dan--head to Cobbett's Island to spend ten days in a historic home on the beach, Trixie finds an old letter tucked away in a book and sets off on a long-delayed treasure hunt.
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