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3) The terror
Author
Publisher
Books on Tape
Pub. Date
2007
Language
English
Description
The men on board the HMS Terror—part of the ill-fated 1945 Franklin Expedition—are entering a second summer in the Arctic Circle without a thaw, stranded in a nightmarish landscape of ice and desolation. Endlessly cold, they struggle to survive with poisonous rations and a dwindling coal supply. But their real enemy is even more terrifying. There is something out there in the frigid darkness: an unseen predator stalking their ship,...
Author
Series
Publisher
Blackstone Publishing
Pub. Date
2003
Language
English
Description
The aromas of wild thyme and Highland heather waft through Lochdubh, home to M. C. Beaton's eccentric policeman, Hamish Macbeth. Yet what the irascible constable smells in his latest case is the acrid scent of fear as an entire town is entrapped in something dark and deadly.
Yet, as he deftly investigates the summer's high crimes and misdemeanors, he attracts the attention of his superiors. They feel a promotion and transfer will give him
...5) West
Author
Series
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pub. Date
2018
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 15
Language
English
Formats
Description
When a sudden storm destroys Charles' ship and he is presumed dead, Rose believes something sinister is at work and she sets off on a perilous journey, with the fate of the entire world at stake.
8) Iceberg
Author
Pub. Date
2023.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 11
Language
English
Description
Twelve-year-old Hazel Rothbury stows away aboard the Titanic and, with the help of a porter named Charlie and a first-class passenger named Sylvia, she sets out to explore the great ship, uncovering a haunting mystery--until the ship hits an iceberg and she must fight to save herself and her friends.
Author
Series
Publisher
Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
2017
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 7
Language
English
Description
Ian Kabra, 17, is now the head of the most powerful family in the world and is just getting comfortable in that position when a new threat arises. A Cahill from the past known as the Outcast has recreated four of history's greatest disasters and only Ian can stop the loss of innocent lives.
10) The cay
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
Formats
Description
When the freighter on which they are traveling is torpedoed by a German submarine during World War II, an adolescent white boy, blinded by a blow on the head, and an old black man are stranded on a tiny Caribbean island where the boy acquires a new kind of vision, courage, and love from his old companion.
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
There are many rumors about the bay off Guadalcanal in the Solomon Islands. Some say it was the site of the lost empire of the Solomon king and that great treasure lies beneath the waters. Others say terrible things happened here, atrocities and disappearances at the hands of cannibal giants, and those who venture there do not return. It is cursed. Which is exactly what attracts the attention of husband-and-wife treasure-hunting team Sam and Remi...
12) Stranded
Author
Series
Publisher
Blackstone Publishing
Pub. Date
2013
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
Description
Jane, Buzz, Carter, and Vanessa, aged nine to thirteen, are on a sailing trip in the South Pacific intended to help them bond in their newly-blended family when a massive storm strands them on a deserted island
Reading level: Ages: 8 and up
13) Deep blue
Author
Publisher
Zebra Books
Pub. Date
2011
Language
English
Formats
Description
"For reporter Hope Sinclair, writing about the recovery of a sunken Spanish treasure off Pleasure Island should be her big chance, but Hope can't help feeling that she's been hand-picked for this job for all the wrong reasons, especially since someone wants her out of New York--and off a story that could blow a corruption case wide open"--Provided by publisher.
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
What began as a fairytale honeymoon in 1857 for John and Laura Foster aboard the steamship SS Vandervere becomes a nightmare when a hurricane causes their ship to sink into the murky depths of the Atlantic. Laura finds herself with the other women and children aboard a sailing ship while John and a hundred other men drift on the open sea on anything they could grab as the Vandervere went down. Suspecting her John is gone but still daring to hope for...
Author
Pub. Date
2020
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Laura Callaway daily walks the windswept Cornwall coast, known for many shipwrecks but few survivors. And when a man with curious wounds and an odd accent is washed ashore, she cares for him while the mystery surrounding him grows. Can their budding attraction survive, and can he be returned to his rightful home when danger pursues them from every side?"--Provided by publisher.
Author
Publisher
Scholastic
Pub. Date
c2010
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
Reading level: RL 3 ; Ages: 7-10
While five little mice at Mouseford Academy are looking for their missing biology professor they dive to a haunted shipwreck off Whale Island to find a rare diamond that was lost when the ship sank
17) Valhalla rising
Author
Series
Publisher
Penguin Publishing Group
Pub. Date
2002
Language
English
Formats
Description
Marine explorer Dirk Pitt must rely on the nautical lore of Jules Verne to stop a ruthless oil baron with his sights set on political power in this #1 New York Times-bestselling series.
In the middle of its maiden voyage, a luxury cruise ship using revolutionary new engines suddenly catches fire and sinks. Its alarms stay silent; its sprinkler system remains inactive. Nearby NUMA special projects director Dirk Pitt notices...
In the middle of its maiden voyage, a luxury cruise ship using revolutionary new engines suddenly catches fire and sinks. Its alarms stay silent; its sprinkler system remains inactive. Nearby NUMA special projects director Dirk Pitt notices...
Author
Series
Publisher
Capstone
Pub. Date
2021
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Formats
Description
In 1912, thirteen-year-old Noelle is thrilled to sailing the Atlantic Ocean aboard the famed Titanic. The trip is made even better by her new friend, Pauline, a girl who is traveling with her father to live in America. On the fifth night, Noelle awakes to a sinking ship. Women and children will be rescued first, and Noelle realizes motherless Pauline will be left all alone. Despite her parents' wishes, Noelle breaks away from her family to find and...
19) Odessa sea
Author
Series
Dirk Pitt adventure volume 24
Language
English
Description
A desperate attempt in 1917 to preserve the wealth and power of the Romanov Empire. A Cold War bomber lost with a deadly cargo. Mysterious deaths on the Black Sea linked to modern day smugglers of nuclear materials. At the center of it all is Dirk Pitt and his team from NUMA. As the danger escalates, there's only one man who can avert catastrophe. From London to Washington, from the Black Sea to the Mediterranean, the action never stops, as Pitt races...
20) From below
Author
Publisher
Black Owl Books
Pub. Date
2022
Language
English
Formats
Description
"The SS Arcadia vanished during a routine voyage. A strange, garbled emergency message was broadcast, but no trace of the ship, or of its crew, could be found. Sixty years later, its wreck has finally been discovered more than three hundred miles from its intended course. A small team are granted permission to dive to it. Their purpose is straightforward: explore the wreck, film everything, and, if possible, uncover how and why the supposedly unsinkable...
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