| Edition |
First edition. |
| Description |
xi, 208 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : black and white illustrations, map, photographs ; 24 cm. |
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| Series |
True rescue series ; [4] |
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Tougias, Mike, 1955-
True rescue (Series) ; 4.
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| Audience |
Ages 9-14 Henry Holt and Company. |
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Grades 7-9 Henry Holt and Company. |
| Note |
"An adaptation for young readers of So Close to Home: A True Story of an American Family's Fight for Survival During World War II"--Title page. |
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"Christy Ottaviano Books"--Title page. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [199]-205). |
| Summary |
On May 19, 1942, a U-boat in the Gulf of Mexico stalked its prey fifty miles from New Orleans. The submarine set its sights on the freighter Heredia. Most onboard were merchant seamen, but there were also civilians, including the Downs family: Ray and Ina, and their two children. Fast asleep in their berths, the Downs family had no idea that two torpedoes were heading their way. When the ship exploded, chaos ensued, and each family member had to find his or her own path to survival. The family struggled against sharks, hypothermia, blinding oil, drowning, and dehydration in their effort to survive the aftermath of this deadly attack off the American coast. |
| Contents |
Prologue -- A tired old workhorse -- Ina and the South American venture -- War worries and thinking of home -- Admiral Dönitz and his Gray Wolves -- Harro Schacht and U-507 -- The Gray Wolves and the Mississippi -- Moving ever closer -- Closer to home -- An uneasy feeling -- Torpedoes in the night -- Ina, Lucille, and a sinking ship -- The raft -- A most hopeless night -- Battling the cold -- Dawn -- Desperation -- Running out of time -- Sharks, dolphins, and birds far away -- Something in the sky -- A silent vigil -- A wavering light -- Triumphant return to Lorient -- Morgan City, Louisiana, and the hospital -- Recovery -- A family's resilience -- Epilogue -- A note from the authors -- Bibliography -- Acknowledgments. |
| Subject |
Downs family -- Juvenile literature.
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Downs, Raymond, Sr. -- Family -- Juvenile literature.
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Heredia (Ship) -- Juvenile literature.
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U-506 (Submarine) -- Juvenile literature.
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Shipwreck survival -- Mexico, Gulf of -- Juvenile literature.
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Survival at sea -- Mexico, Gulf of -- Juvenile literature.
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Naval operations -- Submarine -- Juvenile literature.
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Naval operations, German -- Juvenile literature.
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Mexico, Gulf of -- Naval operations -- Submarine -- Juvenile literature.
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| Genre/Form |
Biographies.
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Creative nonfiction.
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| Added Author |
O'Leary, Alison, author.
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Henry Holt and Company, publisher.
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| Added Title |
Adaptation of (work): So close to home.
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| ISBN |
9781250128065 (hardcover) |
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1250128064 (hardcover) |
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