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"In 1834, a young man, recently of Harvard, signed on as a common seaman aboard the brig Pilgrim for the perilous voyage around Cape Horn to California. During the next two years he recorded the singular joys and incredible hardships of a sailor's life in a daily journal that endures as one of the most vivid recreations of life at sea ever published."--BOOK JACKET.
3) The Sea-wolf
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This gripping saga of the sea demonstrates Jack London's gift for expressing complex ideas with compelling action. A clash of two opposing views of morality is brought to life in the ruthless Wolf Larsen, a strong believer in the survival of the fittest, and Humphrey Van Weyden, a civilized man who is shocked by the cruelty of Larsen's nature.
4) Lord Jim
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A young Englishman branded as a coward seeks personal redemption for an act of selfishness.
5) Seafire
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Seafire trilogy volume 1
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[2018]
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Follows Caledonia Styx, captain of her own ship, the Mors Navis, and its all-female crew as they strive to defeat the powerful fleet of Aric Athair, the vicious warlord who has taken their homes and families.
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Chronicles of the black tulip volume 1
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[2015]
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"A young boy named Bren sets out on the high seas with a mysterious admiral to search for a legendary map that leads to an object of unspeakable power"--Provided by publisher.
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Treasure hunters (James Patterson) volume 1
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"Following clues left by their missing father, twelve-year-old twins Bickford and Rebecca Kidd sail from the Caribbean to New York City with their siblings to finish the dangerous quest of their world-famous treasure-hunting parents"--Provided by publisher.
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"Thirteen-year-old Charlotte Doyle is excited to return home from her school in England to her family in Rhode Island in the summer of 1832. But when the two families she was supposed to travel with mysteriously cancel their trips, Charlotte finds herself the lone passenger on a long sea voyage with a cruel captain and a mutinous crew. Worse yet, soon after stepping aboard the ship, she becomes enmeshed in a conflict between them! What begins as an...
10) The outcasts
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In a society that values strength over intellect, Hal's ingenuity, combined with the fact that his mother was a slave, sets him apart from other boys his age. As he and his peers compete in training designed to test their strength and endurance, Hal realizes he is not the only outcast and struggles to carve out a place for himself.
11) The invaders
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Brotherband chronicles volume 2
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Hal and the other Herons were charged with protecting the Skandian's sacred artifact, the Andomal, but when it is stolen they have to endure storms at sea, a cold winter, and a battle with bandits in their efforts to recover the relic.
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Treasure hunters (James Patterson) volume 8
Pub. Date
2022.
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When their ship, the Lost, explodes, Bick, Beck, Tommy, and Storm are stranded on a raft in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea, but the situation worsens when the treasure hunters kidnap their parents, forcing the Kidd siblings to follow clues around the globe to uncover an ancient treasure and save their family.
13) Saint: a novel
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2022.
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After years of escaping deadly storms and gaining the reputation of being the luckiest to sail the Narrows, Elias's luck may have run out when he crosses paths with a young dredger from the Unnamed Sea, who tests his faith like never before.
14) The hunters
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Brotherband chronicles volume 3
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2014.
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Determined to recover the Adomal and to prevent the pirate Zavac from doing more damage, Hal and his brotherband crew persue Zavac to the lawless fortress of Ragusa where, if Hal is to succeed, he will have to go beyond his brotherband training and face the pirate one-on-one in a fight to the finish.
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Brotherband chronicles volume 4
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Hal and the Herons embark on a new mission to track down a long-time rival and bitter enemy--pirate Tursgud, leader of the Shark Brotherband, who has captured twelve Araluen villagers for his slave trade.
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2003
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SpongeBob follows his dream of developing a flying machine so he can fly with the jellyfish. The evil Plankton takes control of SpongeBob's brain in order to steal the Krabby patty formula. Patrick plants a walkie-talkie in SpongeBob's head so Patrick can direct him through the boat course. Then SpongeBob turns into a sneezing, sniffling mess when he comes down the the "suds". SpongeBob wins The Conch Signal from his favorite TV show, stands in as...
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Anton and Cecil volume 1
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Orange Prize winner Valerie Martin teams up with educator Lisa Martin for a rip-roaring, high-seas adventure about two very different cat brothers. Illustrations.