| Description |
xi, 208 pages, 8 unnumbered plates : illustrations ; 24 cm. |
| Series |
True rescue series ; 4
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| 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." |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references. |
| Contents |
A Tired Old Workhorse -- Ina and the South American Venture -- War Worries and Thinking of Home -- Admiral Donitz and his Grey Wolves -- Harro Schacht and U-507 -- The Grey Wolves and the Mississippi -- Moving Ever Closer -- Closer to Home or Something Unusual in the Water -- 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 -- The Family's Resilience & The Move to St. Augustine, Florida. |
| Summary |
"A riveting WWII account of survival at sea-Book 4 in the True Rescue series from Michael J. Tougias, the author of the New York Times bestseller The Finest Hours."-- Provided by publisher. |
| Audience |
Ages 9-14 Henry Holt and Company Books for Young Readers. |
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Grades 7-9 Henry Holt and Company Books for Young Readers. |
| Subject |
Downs family.
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Downs, Raymond, Sr. -- Family.
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Heredia (Ship)
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Naval operations -- Submarine.
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Shipwreck survival -- Mexico, Gulf of.
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Survival at sea -- Mexico, Gulf of.
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U-506 (Submarine)
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Naval operations, German.
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Downs family. (OCoLC)fst00217234
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Military operations, Naval -- Submarine.
(OCoLC)fst01710248
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Military operations, Naval -- German.
(OCoLC)fst01710247
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Families. (OCoLC)fst01728849
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Shipwreck survival. (OCoLC)fst01761960
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Survival at sea. (OCoLC)fst01761961
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Gulf of Mexico. (OCoLC)fst01239980
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Downs family.
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Downs, Raymond, Sr. -- Family.
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Heredia (Ship)
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Naval operations -- Submarine.
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Shipwreck survival -- Mexico, Gulf of.
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Survival at sea -- Mexico, Gulf of.
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U-506 (Submarine)
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Naval operations, German.
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World War (1939-1945) (OCoLC)fst01180924
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| Chronological Term |
1939-1945
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| Added Author |
O'Leary, Alison, author.
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| Added Title |
So Close to Home (Young reader's adaptation)
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True World War II story of a family's fight for survival |
| ISBN |
9781250128065 (hardcover) |
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1250128064 (hardcover) |
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