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Summary: In 1940, the merchant ship Glencairn rolls and shivers in the black North Atlantic. On board, her anxious crewmen search the sky for German planes and hope they'll survive "The long voyage home."

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Distributed by Warner Home Video 2007

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Drama DVDs, Call number: DVD DRAMA LON

Johnson, Terry Lynn

Summary: Eleven-year-old Travis and twelve-year-old Marina, separated from their families after being thrown into the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Washington, battle hypothermia as they struggle to survive. Includes Coast Guard-approved cold-water survival tips.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt 2017

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1 available in Beginning Readers - Independent Reader (Red), Call number: JBR RED JOH

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

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

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

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

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

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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JFIC HOO

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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Lester, David

Summary: "Under the Banner of King Death explores the sub-culture and resistance of eighteenth-century pirates, telling the tales of John Gwin, an African American fugitive from bondage in South Carolina; Ruben Dekker, a common seaman from Amsterdam; and Mark/Mary Reed, an American woman who dressed as a man and went to sea"--

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Beacon Press 2023

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 910.4 LES

Clanton, Ben

Summary: "Narwhal and Jelly are back and Narwhal has a new obsession...peanut butter! He's so obsessed he even wants to change his name to...that's right...Peanut Butter! Ever-sensible Jelly isn't so sure that's the best idea, but is all for Narwhal trying new things (instead of just eating waffles all the time, no matter how delicious waffles are). In this third book, Narwhal and Jelly star in three...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Tundra Books, an imprint of Penguin Random House Canada Young Readers 2018

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1 available in Juvenile Graphic Novels, Call number: J 741.5 CLA

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

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1 available in Juvenile Graphic Novels, Call number: JFIC CLA (graphic novel)

Ryan, Pam Muñoz.

Summary: Using rhyming text, a child describes the wonder of the ocean experienced through each of her five senses.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Charlesbridge 2003

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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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Cuevas, Michelle

Summary: "The whimsical story a man who has spent his life delivering the messages found in ocean bottles and the day he receives a message that turns out to be a party invitation"--

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Dial Books for Young Readers 2016

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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE CUE

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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JE CUE

Franco

Summary: Michael Evans and his paleontologist father have been invited by the mysterious time-traveling Shannon to visit the complex built around an underwater portal to the Jurassic period, but Mike uncovers a plot to steal one of the dinosaurs--and then Shannon and her trouble-making brother Jeff disappear through the portal.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Stone Arch Books, a Capstone imprint 2015

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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JFIC FRA

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

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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J FICTION TAR

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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JFIC TAR

Summary: Based on the true story of survival, a young couple's chance encounter leads them first to love, and then on the adventure of a lifetime as they face one of the most catastrophic hurricanes in recorded history.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Universal Pictures Home Entertainment 2018

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1 available in Browsing Hot DVDs, Call number: DVD ADR

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1 available in Drama DVDs, Call number: DVD DRAMA ADR

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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD MOVIE ADR

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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD Movie Adrift 2018

Summary: Join brave Captain Barnacles, daredevil ex-pirate Kwazii, medic Peso Penguin, and the rest of the crew, as they explore the world's oceans, rescue the creatures who live there, and protect their habitats.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: NCircle Entertainment 2018

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Brezenoff, Steven.

Summary: Transported back to the Titanic shortly after the collision, Tucker and Maya have to try and convince people that the supposedly unsinkable ship is actually sinking--can they find Liam and his parents and get them and the other third-class passengers to the lifeboats in time?

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Stone Arch Books 2012

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

Brezenoff, Steven.

Summary: When a teacup from the special collection of Titanic artifacts transports Tucker and Maya back to the day the Titanic sunk, they set out to find their new friend Liam and his family--can they convince the captain to change the ship's course and rewrite history before the ship hits the iceberg?

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Stone Arch Books 2012

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

Green, John Patrick

Summary: "When a cruise captain is found drifting at sea and delirious, the search begins for his missing ship and passengers! Did it sink? Was it boat-napped? Are supernatural forces at play? And can the InvestiGators unravel this maritime mystery before a second cruise befalls a similarly unfathomable fate? Seas the day and find out in this new nautical adventure!"--

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: First Second 2023

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Oxtra, Cristina

Summary: While vacationing in Thailand for the holidays, Tara and her mother are thrown into survival mode when a massive tsunami sweeps through Phuket.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Stone Arch Books, a Capstone imprint 2020

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1 available in Beginning Readers - Independent Reader (Red), Call number: JBR RED OXT

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

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

Tsurumi, Andrea

Summary: "Under the sea, a crab follows its heart and its calling, bringing everyone together in the wake of a disaster"--

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt 2019

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Brezenoff, Steven.

Summary: Tucker and Maya use the final Titanic artifact to return to 1912 one last time to rescue Liam and join the survivors in the lifeboats as they wait for rescue.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Stone Arch Books 2012

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

Christensen, Kate

Summary: The 1950s vintage ocean liner Queen Isabella is making her final voyage before heading to the scrapyard. For the guests on board, among them Christine Thorne, a former journalist turned Maine farmer, it's a chance to experience the bygone mid-twentieth century era of decadent luxury cruising, complete with fine dining, classic highballs, string quartets, and sophisticated jazz. Smoking is...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Doubleday 2018

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1 available in Adult, Call number: FIC CHR

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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC CHR

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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC CHR

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