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Tarshis, Lauren.

Summary: Ten-year-old George Calder's life changes forever as he, his little sister, Phoebe, and their Aunt Daisy set out across the ocean on the "Titanic" in 1912.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic 2010

Copies Available at Kingsley

1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J FICTION TAR

Copies Available at Peninsula

1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JFIC TAR

Spinner, Cala

Summary: Mavis books a monster cruise for the family to cheer her dad up, but she gets more than she bargained for when Drac falls in love with the ship's captain, Ericka.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Simon Spotlight 2018

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Martel, Yann.

Summary: Pi Patel, having spent an idyllic childhood in Pondicherry, India, as the son of a zookeeper, sets off with his family at the age of sixteen to start anew in Canada, but his life takes a marvelous turn when their ship sinks in the Pacific, leaving him adrift on a raft with a 450-pound Bengal tiger for company.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Harcourt 2003

Copies Available at Peninsula

1 available in Young Adult Collection, Call number: YA FIC MAR

Bryant, Elise (Elise M.)

Summary: While on a post-graduation Mediterranean cruise with her family, Lenore Bennett meets a hopeless romantic with a ten-year plan who helps her find something she's been looking for--love.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Balzer + Bray, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2022

Copies Available at Fife Lake

1 available in Young Adult Fiction, Call number: YA FIC BRY

Hood, Susan

Summary: In 1940, a group of British children, their escorts, and some sailors struggle to survive in a lifeboat when the ship taking them to safety in Canada is torpedoed. Includes historical notes.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers 2018

Copies Available at East Bay

2 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC HOO

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC HOO

Copies Available at Peninsula

1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JFIC HOO

Alinas, Marv

Summary: Kip and his friend Pip have adventures on a ship. This simple story for beginning readers teaches the "ip" sound through rhyming text and bright, original illustrations. Additional features to aid in comprehension include a word list for review, a note to parents and educators, and an introduction to the author and illustrator.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: The Child's World 2019

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Clark, Mary Higgins

Summary: "Fleeing a disastrous and humiliating arrest of her husband-to-be on the eve of their wedding, Celia Kilbride, a gems and jewelry expert, hopes to escape from public attention by lecturing on a brand-new cruise ship the Queen Charlotte. On board she meets eighty-six-year-old Lady Emily Haywood, Lady Em, as she is known throughout the world. Immensely wealthy, Lady Em is the owner of a priceless...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Thorndike Press, A part of Gale Cengage Learning 2017

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1 available in Large Print, Call number: LP FIC CLA

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1 available in Large Print, Call number: LP M CLA

Soontornvat, Christina

1 hold on 2 copies

Summary: "A high-seas adventure set in a Thai-inspired fantasy world. This is the story of a young woman's struggle to unburden herself of the past and chart her own destiny in a world of secrets. As assistant to Mangkon's most celebrated mapmaker, twelve-year-old Sai plays the part of a well-bred young lady with a glittering future. In reality, her father is a conman - and in a kingdom where the status...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: 2022

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC SOO

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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC SOO

Tarshis, Lauren

Summary: George Calder must be the luckiest kid alive. He and his little sister, Phoebe, are sailing with their aunt on the Titanic, the greatest ship ever built. George can't resist exploring every inch of the incredible boat, even if it keeps getting him into trouble. Then the impossible happens--the Titanic hits an iceberg and water rushes in. George is stranded, alone and afraid, on the sinking...

Format: sound recording-nonmusical

Publisher / Publication Date: Findaway World, LLC 2016

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1 available in Juvenile Audiobooks, Call number: J PA FIC TAR

Lam, Thao

Summary: "Thao Lam's family came to Canada as refugees during the Vietnam War. When Thao started thinking about how to tell this story, she couldn't stop thinking about ants: small, seemingly insignificant creatures who are able to travel amazingly long distances overwater, work hard, and thrive on almost every continent on the planet. The Paper Boat starts with a story inspired by Thao's mother's life:...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Owlkids Books 2020

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Slater, Dashka

Summary: An inquisitive fox named Marco and a bored flock of pigeons join the crew of deer Captain Sylvia, setting sail in her antlered ship in search of a wonderful island and finding friendship on the way.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Beach Lane Books 2017

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE SLA

George, Jessica Day

Summary: After traveling to the seaside kingdom of Lilah's betrothed prince, Lulath, Celie and her companions are busy training griffins, enjoying wedding festivities, and finishing construction of a grand ship built from parts of the Castle. But on their maiden voyage, the Ship steers them far off course into uncharted waters.

Format: sound recording-nonmusical

Publisher / Publication Date: Recorded Books 2017

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1 available in Juvenile Audiobooks, Call number: J CD GEO

Peck, Richard

Summary: In 1887, the social-climbing Cranstons voyage from New York to London, where they hope to find a husband for their awkward older daughter, secretly accompanied by Helena and her mouse siblings, for whom the journey is both terrifying and wondrous as they meet an array of titled humans despite their best efforts at remaining hidden.

Format: sound recording-nonmusical

Publisher / Publication Date: Random House/Listening Library 2012

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1 available in Juvenile Audiobooks, Call number: J CD PEC

Riordan, Rick

Summary: Magnus Chase, a once-homeless teen, is a resident of the Hotel Valhalla and one of Odin's chosen warriors. As the son of Frey, the god of summer, fertility, and health, Magnus isn't naturally inclined to fighting. But he has strong and steadfast friends, including Hearthstone the elf, Blitzen the dwarf, and Samirah the Valkyrie, and together they have achieved brave deeds, such as defeating...

Format: sound recording-nonmusical

Publisher / Publication Date: 2017

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Juvenile Audiobooks, Call number: J CD RIO

Buckey, Sarah Masters

Summary: When an archaeologist's priceless jewel goes missing during a 1906 ocean liner voyage to Europe, eleven-year-old Samantha tries to discover which of the first-class passengers is the thief. Includes French glossary and historical information on travel and archaeology in the early twentieth century.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: American Girl 2006

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1 available in Juvenile Fiction Series, Call number: J FIC BUC

Gynther, Dana.

Summary: "Crossing on the Paris chronicles the experiences of three women from different generations and classes whose lives intersect on a majestic ocean liner traveling from Paris to New York"--

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Gallery Books 2012

Copies Available at Interlochen

1 available in Adult, Call number: Fiction Gynther 2012

Martel, Yann

Summary: Patel Pi is a young man living in India, his father is the owner and manager of the zoo in the city but decided to emigrate to Canada and seek a better life through the sale of animals. After complex procedures, the family begins a journey Patel that is cut short by tragedy: a terrible storm wrecks the ship they are traveling on. Pi will have to use his talents to survive while he also deals...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Destino,  2003

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1 available in Young Adult Foreign Language, Call number: YA WORLD SPANISH MAR

Hawkins, Rachel

Summary: When Lux McAllister and her boyfriend, Nico, are hired to sail two women to a remote island in the South Pacific, it seems like the opportunity of a lifetime. Stuck in a dead-end job in Hawaii, and longing to travel the world after a family tragedy, Lux is eager to climb on board The Susannah and set out on an adventure. She's also quick to bond with their passengers, college best friends...

Format: sound recording-nonmusical

Publisher / Publication Date: 2022

Copies Available at East Bay

1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD FIC HAW

Hawkins, Rachel

1 hold on 7 copies

Summary: When Lux McAllister and her boyfriend, Nico, are hired to sail two women to a remote island in the South Pacific, it seems like the opportunity of a lifetime. Stuck in a dead-end job in Hawaii, and longing to travel the world after a family tragedy, Lux is eager to climb on board The Susannah and set out on an adventure. She's also quick to bond with their passengers, college best friends...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: St. Martin's Press 2022

Copies Available at Kingsley

1 available in Adult, Call number: FIC HAW

Copies Available at Woodmere

2 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC HAW

Copies Available at East Bay

1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC HAW

Copies Available at Peninsula

1 available in Adult, Call number: FIC HAW

Copies Available at Fife Lake

1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC HAW

Gaige, Amity

Summary: "Juliet is failing to juggle motherhood and her stalled-out dissertation on confessional poetry when her husband, Michael, informs her that he wants to leave his job and buy a sailboat. With their two kids - Sybil, age seven, and George, age two - Juliet and Michael set off for Panama, where their forty-four foot sailboat awaits them. The initial result is transformative; the marriage is given...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Alfred A. Knopf 2020

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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC GAI

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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: Fiction Gaige

Friedland, Elyssa

Summary: Sink or swim. Or at least that's what Annette Feldman tells herself when she books a cruise for her entire family. It's been over a decade since the Feldman clan has spent more than twenty-four hours under the same roof, but Annette is determined to celebrate her seventieth birthday the right way. Just this once, they are going to behave like an actual family. Too bad her kids didn t get the...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Berkley 2019

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC FRI

Murphy, Jim

Summary: In 1874, Brian Doyle records in his diary how he ran away from his home in San Francisco, joined the crew of a whaling ship, and endured storms, hostile shipmates, and being stranded in the Arctic.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic 2004

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Juvenile Fiction Series, Call number: J FIC MUR

Ward, Amanda Eyre

1 hold on 3 copies

Summary: "When seventy-year-old Charlotte Perkins submits a sexy essay to the "Become a Jetsetter" contest, she dreams of reuniting her estranged children: Lee, an almost-famous actress; Cord, a handsome Manhattan venture capitalist who can't seem to find a bride; and Regan, a harried mother who took it all wrong when Charlotte bought her a Weight Watchers gift certificate for her birthday. Charlotte...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Ballantine Books 2020

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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC WAR

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Adult Display, Call number: FIC WAR

Copies Available at Fife Lake

1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC WAR

Tarshis, Lauren

Summary: "Ten-year-old George Calder can't wait to explore every inch of the Titanic, even if his little sister, Phoebe, has to tag along. But when George sneaks away without her and ventures into the first class baggage room, a terrible boom shakes the entire boat. Suddenly, water is everywhere, and George's life changes forever"--Provided by publisher.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Graphix, an imprint of Scholatic 2020

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1 available in Juvenile Graphic Novels, Call number: J FIC TAR

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