Gerber, Alyson
Summary: "Weatherby is a fish out of water. When she lands a scholarship to the prestigious Boston School, she's excited to be in the same world as her dad, whom she's never met, and make real friends. But Weatherby has a secret she'll risk everything to protect, one that could destroy her new life. Every member of Jack's wealthy and privileged family has made their mark at the Boston School. Everyone,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic Press 2024
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Summary: 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.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Chronicle Books 2020
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE RUEClements, Andrew
Summary: 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.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Atheneum Books for Young Readers 2010
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC CLEPiedra, Tony
Summary: Eliot's grandfather, El Capitán, has retired from the sea, and after listening to his grandfather's stories, Eliot is ready for an adventure--so they set out together to find one they can share.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Arthur A. Levine Books, an imprint of Scholastic Inc. 2018
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE PIEMaddox, Jake
Summary: Twelve-year-old Aisha finds comfort in sailing after a tragedy, but when she sets sail one night, pursued by her brother Sai, they must work through their feelings and trust each other to survive a storm. Includes glossary, discussion questions, writing prompts, and information about ocean sailing.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Stone Arch Books 2021
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JFIC MADAppelt, Kathi
Summary: On the night of the blue moon when mermaids are said to gather on a sandbar in the Gulf of Mexico, ten-year-old Keeper sets out in a small boat, with her dog BD and a seagull named Captain, determined to find her mother, a mermaid, as Keeper has always believed, who left long ago to return to the sea.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Atheneum Books for Young Readers 2010
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JFIC APPBarklem, Jill
Summary: Leaving the hedge behind, Dusty, Poppy, Primrose and Wilfred set off downstream in Dusty's boat the Periwinkle, on a journey that would take them all the way down to the sea. But it wasn't all plain sailing, and the mice had an important mission to fulfil before they could returen to Brambly Hedge.
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Publisher / Publication Date: HarperCollins Children's Books 2018
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Summary: After spending time sailing, some seasick dinosaurs decide they have had enough of the high seas.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Voyager Books/Harcourt 2008
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE LUNHopkinson, Deborah
Summary: Trim looks for a way to help his crewmates without much success, but when he discovers a big problem on the ship, it is all hands on deck.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Peachtree 2024
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Summary: "Critically acclaimed author Trish Doller's unforgettable and romantic adult debut about setting sail, starting over, and finding yourself. Since the loss of her fiancé, Anna has been shipwrecked by grief--until a reminder goes off about a trip they were supposed to take together. Impulsively, Anna goes to sea in their sailboat, intending to complete the voyage alone. But after a treacherous...
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Publisher / Publication Date: St. Martin's Griffin 2021
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC DOLGrace, Adalyn
Summary: "As princess of the island kingdom Visidia, Amora Montara has spent her entire life training to be High Animancer--the master of souls. The rest of the realm can choose their magic, but for Amora, it's never been a choice. To secure her place as heir to the throne, she must prove her mastery of the monarchy's dangerous soul magic. When her demonstration goes awry, Amora is forced to flee. She...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Imprint 2020
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1 available in Young Adult Collection, Call number: YA FIC GRAWhite, Karen (Karen S.)
Summary: On the night their mother drowns, sisters Marnie and Diana Maitland discover there is more than one kind of death. There is the death of innocence, of love, and of hope. Each sister harbors a secret about that night-secrets that will erode their lives as they grow into adulthood. After ten years of silence between the sisters, Marnie is called back to the South Carolina Lowcountry by Diana's...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Centerpoint 2008
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1 available in Large Print, Call number: LP FIC WHIPatterson, James
Summary: 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...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown 2008
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1 available in Adult, Call number: FIC PATGaige, 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...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Alfred A. Knopf 2020
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Summary: "A little boy builds a ship to honor his late grandfather and sets sail for the magical place where ocean meets sky from his grandfather's stories"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers 2018
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Summary: Widow Anne Dunne takes her three children on sailing vacation in an effort to save her family, but when they finally start feeling like a family again something catastrophic happens.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Hachette Aucio 2008
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Summary: Raise the mainsail! Batten the hatches! It's time to set sail...on the couch! There's a storm coming, and a child is ready to captain the ship. "Make haste and climb aboard," they call out to their parent, "before you're swept out to sea!" Sea? What sea? The parent is only trying to vacuum the rug. But the child is adamant. It's not a rug--it's the ocean. And that broom? It's the ship's mast....
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Publisher / Publication Date: Anne Schwartz Books 2024
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Summary: Growing up on the Puget Sound, the Johannssen family has sailing in their blood, but the oldest brother, Josh, is left puzzling over what caused his siblings to flee, one to Africa, the other to points unknown as a fugitive and pirate.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Alfred A. Knopf 2016
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC LYNRylant, Cynthia.
Summary: Poppleton the pig goes stargazing, tries out a new bed before he buys it, and goes sailing for the first time.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Blue Sky Press 1998
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Publisher / Publication Date: Seafarer 1998
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Summary: "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 Lake Superior in search of his departed, deeply beloved, bookselling wife. Rainy, an endearing bear of an Orphean narrator, seeks refuge in the harbors, fogs, and remote islands of the inland sea. Encountering lunatic storms and rising corpses from the warming...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Grove Press 2024
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Summary: "The Herons are home in Skandia, but the usually peaceful country is in danger. The Temujai--ruthless warriors from the Eastern Steppes--have never given up on their ambition to claim Skandia for their own...and now they're on the move. Hal and his crew will have to brave the treacherous icy river and rapids to stop them, no matter the cost"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Philomel Books 2019
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Summary: Since the death of her husband, Anne Dunne and her three children have struggled in every way. In a last ditch effort to save the family, Anne plans an elaborate sailing vacation to bring everyone together once again. They're only an hour out of port and everything is going wrong. Her daughter plans to drown herself, Mark is high on drugs, and Ernie is nearly catatonic. As she manages to pull...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Hachette Audio 2008